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Sunday, October 19
Claude H. Organ, Jr., MD, FACS, FRCSSA, FRACS, FRCS, Installed as president of the American College of Surgeons
Monday, October 20
Honorary Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons is awarded to five prominent surgeons
Findings from first survey on Volunteerism by United States surgeons show how surgeons participate in more than 250 organizations ANDREW WARSHAW, MD, FACS
Combination chemotherapy and surgery improve survival of patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer HOWARD REBER, MD, FACS WILLIAM ISACOFF, MD
Mechanism of injury predicts outcomes of treatment for traumatic injuries in children ADIL HAIDER, MD, MPH
Surgeons target brothers of men with prostate cancer for patient education efforts RAJ PRUTHI, MD KRIS GASTON, MD
Brachytherapy is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for localized prostate cancer recurrence in selected patients ROBERT E. WEISS, MD, FACS
Tuesday, October 21
New transplantation technique may one day prevent cardiac graft rejection in children DAVID H. SACHS, MD
Wednesday, October 22
Breast cancer vaccine induces immunity in patients after treatment for advanced breast cancer CRAIG D. SHRIVER, MD, FACS
Intraoperative MRI visualizes difficult-to-see pituitary tumors during surgery TODD VITAZ, MD
Study identifies barriers to breast cancer care among Hispanic women ALEXANDER MILLER, MD AMELIE RAMIREZ, DrPH
Survival following treatment for colorectal cancer may depend on a patient's physical quality of life THOMAS ANTHONY, MD, FACS
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