Treatment of metastatic
colorectal cancer
An overview of recent advances
Sharlene Gill, MD, MPH, FRCPC

A “TNM” system for
evaluating and treating
cancer pain
Development of the Edmonton
classification system
Robin L. Fainsinger, MD and
Cheryl L. Nekolaichuk, PhD

CPGs for psychosocial
oncology
Progress in building evidencebased
clinical practice guidelines
Joanne Stephen, PhD and Michael Boyle, MSW, RSW

Cover photo: Colon cancer blood supply, SEM • S.GSCHMEISSNER/SPL/PUBLIPHOTO

Essential reading: research
updates and commentaries
Review of important clinical
trial data originally presented
at the 41ST Annual Meeting of
the American Society Clinical
Oncology
With commentaries by Joseph Ragaz, MD, FRCPC and A. Robert Turner MD, FRCPC

Weighing the costs of
cancer care
A look at past and future
contributions of health economics
Wayne Cottrell, BScPhm and
George Dranitsaris, MPharm, FCSHP

Professional meetings roster
Your calendar dates for essential conferences and symposia

New drugs and indications
Oncology Exchange notes recent
cancer therapy approvals in Canada
and the US