3 edition of President"s Cancer Panel Special Commission on Breast Cancer found in the catalog.
President"s Cancer Panel Special Commission on Breast Cancer
Published
1993
by National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute in [Bethesda, MD]
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Other titles | Transcript of proceedings, Information dissemination and the role of the media |
| Genre | Congresses |
| Contributions | National Cancer Institute (U.S.) |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Microform |
| Pagination | ii, 270 p. |
| Number of Pages | 270 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL14956404M |
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The panel. WASHINGTON, DC (Ap ): The American Society of Breast Surgeons (), the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (), the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (), the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, and the American College of Radiology® have released new joint recommendations for prioritization, treatment and triage of breast cancer.
FRIDAY, Ap (HealthDay News) -- Guidelines for the prioritization and treatment of breast cancer patients during the coronavirus pandemic have been released by a group of U.S. medical.The President’s Cancer Panel is grateful to all who participated in the series workshops (see Appendix A for a complete list of participants).
The Panel is particularly appreciative of Gary Gilliland, MD, PhD, President and Director, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, who served as series co-chair, and Ann Geiger, PhD, MPH.
