title: Report from the 17th Annual Western Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference; Edmonton, Alberta; 11-12 September 2015.
abstract: The 17th annual Western Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference (wcgccc) was held in Edmonton, Alberta, 11-12 September 2015. The wcgccc is an interactive multidisciplinary conference attended by health care professionals from across Western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba) who are involved in the care of patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists; pathologists; radiologists; and allied health care professionals participated in presentation and discussion sessions for the purposes of developing the recommendations presented here. This consensus statement addresses current issues in the management of gastric cancer.
authors.affiliation: Alberta: Medical Oncology (Mulder), Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Radiation Oncology (Doll) and Medical Oncology (Dowden), Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.affiliation: Saskatchewan: Medical Oncology (Ahmed), Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: British Columbia: Medical Oncology (Davies, Gill, Lim, McGhie) and Surgical Oncology (McFadden), BC Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.affiliation: Alberta: Medical Oncology (Mulder), Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Radiation Oncology (Doll) and Medical Oncology (Dowden), Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Doll
authors.affiliation: Alberta: Medical Oncology (Mulder), Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Radiation Oncology (Doll) and Medical Oncology (Dowden), Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dowden
authors.affiliation: British Columbia: Medical Oncology (Davies, Gill, Lim, McGhie) and Surgical Oncology (McFadden), BC Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.affiliation: Manitoba: Medical Oncology (Gordon, Wong), Cancer Care Manitoba, and Surgery (Hebbard, Park), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.affiliation: Manitoba: Medical Oncology (Gordon, Wong), Cancer Care Manitoba, and Surgery (Hebbard, Park), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hebbard
authors.affiliation: British Columbia: Medical Oncology (Davies, Gill, Lim, McGhie) and Surgical Oncology (McFadden), BC Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: British Columbia: Medical Oncology (Davies, Gill, Lim, McGhie) and Surgical Oncology (McFadden), BC Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McFadden
authors.affiliation: British Columbia: Medical Oncology (Davies, Gill, Lim, McGhie) and Surgical Oncology (McFadden), BC Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: McGhie
authors.affiliation: Manitoba: Medical Oncology (Gordon, Wong), Cancer Care Manitoba, and Surgery (Hebbard, Park), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Manitoba: Medical Oncology (Gordon, Wong), Cancer Care Manitoba, and Surgery (Hebbard, Park), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wong
keywords: Gastric cancer; chemotherapy; neoadjuvant therapy; radiation; stomach cancer; surgery