From the Director...

Updated: September 2010

The staff of the Leukemia/BMT Program of British Columbia have placed summaries of specific Cancer Management Guidelines on this web site.

The Cancer Management Guidelines are those in current use by the Leukemia/BMT Program staff. Content of these Guidelines will change as they are reviewed and revised on a periodic basis. The date of last revision will be visible at the top of the page.

Any physician using the Cancer Management Guidelines to provide treatment for patients will be solely responsible for verifying the information described according to acceptable standard of care. Use of this site and any information on it is at your own risk, and is subject to our Terms of Use. British Columbia healthcare professionals can contact the Leukemia/BMT Program of BC (tel. 604.875.4863) for additional information on treatment policies on this web site.

John D. Shepherd, MD, FRCPC
Director, Leukemia/BMT Program of BC

The information contained in these guidelines is a statement of consensus of Leukemia/BMT Program of BC professionals regarding their views of currently accepted approaches to treatment. Any clinician seeking to apply or consult these documents is expected to use independent medical judgment in the context of individual clinical circumstances to determine any patient’s care or treatment. Use of these guidelines and documents is at your own risk and is subject to the Leukemia/BMT Program of BC’s terms of use available at Terms of Use.