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01-01-2016 | Healthcare Policy and Outcomes
2015 James Ewing Lecture: The 75-Year History of the Society of Surgical Oncology—Part I: The Traditional Years (1940–1965)
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2016
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It is an honor and a privilege for me (CMB) to give the James Ewing lecture and review some historical highlights that have occurred over the past 75 years of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO). The Society began as an alumni organization for surgeons trained at Memorial Hospital (itself an important part of surgical oncology history) that evolved into a national and then global society for surgeons treating cancer. We have identified 11 historical highlights, although there are many more that could have been included (Table 1).
Table 1
Eleven Seminal Events in SSO History
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1940: Formation of the James Ewing Society in New York City
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1948: First Annual Cancer Symposium of the James Ewing Society
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1966: First presidential address by Dr. Glenn H. Leak
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1975: James Ewing Society renamed the Society of Surgical Oncology
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1983: First surgical oncology fellowship training program approved
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1994: Launch of the SSO journal Annals of Surgical Oncology
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2003: First Breast Oncology Fellowship training program approved
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2010: First ‘Best of SSO’ presented by the Mexican Oncology Society in Cancun
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2011: First SSO Fellows Institute program in Cincinnati, OH
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2011: American Board of Surgery approves surgical oncology subspecialty certification
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2012: SSO administration moves to self-management
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