The BC Cancer Surgery Network is committed to sharing relevant surgical oncology research, news, and events with our members through the production of our own newsletter.
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List of topics:
- Regional Cancer Surgical Leads Update
- Introduction to Chair - CPQA
- Surgery Network Travel Award Recipient
- Ovarian Cancer Prevention with Opportunisitic Salpingectomy
- Fellow Introducations
- Clinical Trials Recruiting
- Update on Merkel Cell Cancer
- Surgery Network News
November 2021 Newsletter
List of topics:
- Introduction to Regional Surgical Leads, Committee Chairs, and Surgical Oncology Fellow
- Sentinel Lymph Node Bioposy for Melanoma in B.C.
- Travel Award Recipients
- Multidisciplinary Cancer Conference for Rectal Cancer Patients
- Oncologic Liver Transplant
- Endoscopy Update: Sessile Serrated Lesions - New Names, Same Challenges
- Network News - Introduction to Surgery Network Team
List of topics:
- Covid-19 Surgical Oncology Transfer Network on the UBC reticulum website
- Breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma
- Genetic testing for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients
- Surgery Network news
List of topics:
- Development of guidelines for the surgical treatment of gastric cancer in BC
- Electronic synoptic pathology reporting: How can pathologists help surgeons improve patient care?
- Highlights from the Fall Update 2019: Management of not so rare cancers
- Flat epithelial atypia identified on core needle biopsy does not require excision
- BC Cancer Surgery Network news
List of topics:
- Highlights from the Fall Update 2018
- Management of epithelial lacrimal gland malignancies
- A ten-year study on duct excision and galactography
- Age related pathological differences in differentiated thyroid cancer
- Shared care/communication key for primary care providers
- Surgery Network news
List of topics:
- Sentinel node biopsy in women 70 years +
- Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy
- 2014 sso-astro invasive breast margins guidelines impact
- Re-excision rates following breast conservation surgery
- Surgery Network news and upcoming conferences
List of topics:
- New surgical oncology leader
- Hightlights from the Fall Update 2017
- Pan Canadian Surgery Standards
- Breast Cancer Management
- Network news
- 2018 Fall Update October 13th - Endocrine and Head & Neck
Spring 2017 Newsletter
List of topics:
- Highlights from the 2016 Fall Update
- Out with the wash in endometrial cancer
- POEM: Over-reading of breast biopsy samples is common
Summer 2016 Newsletter
List of topics:
- Highlights from the SON Fall Update 2015
- New Heuristics for the Managment of Thyroid Nodules in Children
- Recent Articles of Interest
- Cancer-Care Resources for Family Physicians in BC
Spring 2016 Newsletter
List of topics:
- Breast Reconstruction: State of the Art
- Summary of 2015 Breast Tumour Group Retreat
- New Normal Program
- Thyroid Cancer: A Screening Induced Epidemic in Korea?
Fall 2015 Newsletter
List of topics:
- Cancer surgery checklists
- Rectal cancer synoptic MRI reporting
- New thyroid and parathyroid surgery and lateral neck dissection surgical checklists
Spring 2015 Newsletter
List of topics:
- Highlights from the Fall Update 2014: Breast Cancer: Current Controversies
- Breast Cancer Information Kits
- Upcoming Conferences
- Updated Guidelines for Surveillance Following Curatively Resected Colorectal Cancer
- Recent Surgical Oncology Articles
- Recent Surgical Oncology Guidelines
- Health Care: It's all about the PROs and Cons?
- SON News
Summer 2014 Newsletter
List of topics:
- Highlights from the Fall Update 2013: Endocrine Surgical Oncology
- New CPD-KT Chair (Elaine McKevitt)
- The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology
- Commentary on "Current Thyroid Cancer Trends in the United States"
- Breast Cancer Risk Reduction in High Risk Patients
- New OrthoTumour Website
- HIPEC Video Lecture
- SON Resident Travel Award and SON/UBC Summer Student Research Program Recipients
- SON News