Alison Wong, Les Amants Papillons

Alison Cawsey

Alison Cawsey passed away in June 2009. She was a remarkable person and her death is a profound professional and personal loss. Born in 1963, Alison grew up in the south of England and, from 1981 to 1984, studied Natural Sciences at Jesus College Cambridge. During this period she met her life partner Richard. Alison always excelled academically but not always in the sporting arena; however, at ...

Wong 11_8

3p21 is an important locus harbouring critical tumour suppressor genes (TSG), which are implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple tumours, including oesophageal carcinoma. RASSF1A is a 3p21.3 candidate TSG frequently inactivated by promoter methylation in multiple tumours. We investigated RASSF1A promoter methylation and gene expression in Chinese oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) to ...

Wccmt Case Study – Alison Ritchie

SAGAR and WONG

Many oncology patients are empowering themselves to self-treat with herbs, nutritional supplements, and mind–body techniques. Other practitioners, such as acupuncturists, are becoming involved in the supportive care of cancer patients. Government research agencies are supporting studies that evaluate complementary therapies. This educational article provides an overview of the challenges in des...

Laca Wong - Hammond

Historically, not-for-profits’ strategic capital plans were heavily oriented toward tangible physical assets (e.g., real estate, property, plant, and equipment, diagnostic/clinical equipment). Today, facing a more complex operating environment, these health systems are more heavily focused on physician acquisition, clinical IT investments, and reengineering their ambulatory strategies to transf...