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Hospitals Show Wide Variability in Melanoma Care Based on Formally Developed Quality Indicators

American College of Surgeons Voices Strong Support for American Cancer Society Screening Mammography Guidelines

New American College of Surgeons NSQIP Study Identifies Sources for Surgical Complications in Older Patients

David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, Named New Executive Director of the American College of Surgeons

Twenty Surgical Groups Say Senate Health Legislation Will Threaten Patient Access and Harm Quality

• Read statements to the media on this issue by A. Brent Eastman, MD, FACS

A. Brent Eastman, MD, FACS, Elected Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons

American Joint Committee on Cancer Releases 7th Edition of Cancer Staging Manual

American College of Surgeons Calls Press Briefing to Examine Current Status of US Trauma Care System

Many Women Are Unaware of a Key Factor in Breast Cancer Treatment

Statement from the American College of Surgeons Regarding Growing Democrat Support for Medical Liability Reform to be Included in Health Care Reform

New Study Sheds Insight into Differences Between Cancer Centers with and without Commission on Cancer Accreditation

New Study Shows Quality Focus Reduces Surgical Complications and Disparities of Care in U.S. Hospitals

Statement from the American College of Surgeons Regarding Recent Comments from President Obama

American College of Surgeons Responds to President Obama’s Comments on Health Care Reform

American College of Surgeons Research Team Formally Develops Quality Indicators to Assess Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

Patient Safety Issues Prompt American College of Surgeons To Release Statement on Medical and Surgical Tourism

Some Breast Cancer Patients with Node-Positive Disease Derive No Significant Benefit from Axillsry Lymph Node Dissection

Mark Your Calendars: Chicago Will Host the ACS Clinical Congress October 11-15

Twenty-Three Breast Care Centers are the First to Become Accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers

Many Skin Cancer Patients with Clinical Stage IB and II Melanoma Do Not Receive Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

New Trend Data Shows Access to Surgical Care at Risk in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States

Surgical Groups form “Operation Patient Access: Quality Surgical Care for All” to Call Attention to Escalating Workforce Shortage

American College of Surgeons Supports Steps to Shore Up Medicare Payment System in Proposed Federal Budget

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