BACKGROUND: Although patient decision aids (pDAs) are effective, widespread use of pDAs
for cancer treatment has not been achieved. The objectives of this study were to perform a …

Background Recent trials have shown that cytoreductive surgery and heated intraperitoneal
chemotherapy (S+ HIPEC) for colorectal cancer carcinomatosis (CRC-C) leads to 5-year, …

Background Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of death from cancer worldwide with
over 900,000 diagnoses and 639,000 deaths each year. Although shared decision making …

Background Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important imaging modality
for pre-operative staging and surgical planning of rectal cancer, to date there has been little …

Introduction. There is limited data evaluating physician transfusion practices in patients with
acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). Methods. A web-based survey was sent to 500 …

Hepatocellular carcinoma rarely occurs in patients without underlying cirrhosis or liver
disease. While inflammatory bowel disease has been linked to certain forms of liver disease, …

Background The Canadian healthcare system faces increasing patient volumes and complexity
amidst funding constraints. Ambulatory care offers a potential solution to some of these …

6639 Background: The use of acronyms in naming clinical trials has increased in recent
years with minimal empirical examination of the effect that they have on research participants. …

Methods: A web-based survey was sent to 500 gastroenterologists across Canada. The
survey included simulated cases (see Table 1) where physicians were required to choose …

Introduction. There is limited data evaluating physician transfusion practices in patients with
acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). Methods. A web-based survey was sent to 500 …