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Stephen Chung, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Recently, two major medical journals have published papers on herbal medicine products. The Annals of Internal Medicine published a statement from CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials)[1]... Read More
Background Liver transplantation has been available in British Columbia since 1989, with a growing number of transplants performed each year. In 2005, 31 liver transplants were performed in BC. Only 10 years later, in... Read More
The first successful human liver transplant was performed by Dr Thomas Starzl and his colleagues in 1968 in Colorado on an 18-month-old child who survived 400 days. Despite improved technical aspects of... Read More
Selling Sickness. By Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels. Vancouver: Greystone Books, 2005. ISBN 1553651316. Hardcover, 272 pages. $32.95. This book is a must-read if you or your patients are concerned about the way... Read More
Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) metastases and other malignant tumors of the liver result in significant cancer-related mortality in British Columbia and worldwide.[1] CRC ranks second in cancer deaths, with the... Read More