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. 2015 Winter;27(4):403-9.
doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2015.10.004. Epub 2015 Oct 30.

The Thoracic Surgery Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Valerie W Rusch  1
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The Thoracic Surgery Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Valerie W Rusch. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Winter.

Abstract

The development of the Thoracic Surgery Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center paralleled the emergence of Thoracic Surgery as a specialty, but with the unique focus on oncology and multidisciplinary cancer care characteristic of the institution. From the early post-war years treating lung cancer with new surgical techniques, through early definitive work in malignant mesothelioma, to today's translational research in cancer biology, the Thoracic Surgery Service continues to be an international leader in educating surgeons in thoracic surgical oncology, conducting clinical trials, and developing innovative therapies to treat thoracic cancers.

Keywords: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Thoracic Surgery; thoracic surgery history; thoracic surgical education.

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