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Contents:
• Evolution of trauma care in the U.S. should focus on inclusive systems
• Surgeon shortage one area that health care reform should address
• National Safety Council Surgeons’ Award for Service to Safety
• Distinguished Philanthropist Award
• Award-winning geneticist to participate in Surgical Forum
• Young Fellows Association debuts
• Bernard Fisher, MD, FACS, is recipient of 2009 Jacobson Innovation Award
• No easy answers to medical industry support for CME
• Commission on Cancer Paper Competition winners announced
• ACS-Emerson Scholar-in-Residence in Medical Ethics established

Commission on Cancer Paper Competition winners announced

Left to right: Stephen B. Edge, MD, FACS, Chair, Commission on Cancer; Rahul R. Parikh, MD, Commission on Cancer Paper Competition award winner; Aaron D. Bleznak, MD, FACS, Chair, Committee on Cancer; David P. Winchester, MD, FACS, Medical Director, Cancer Programs

The Commission on Cancer (CoC) proudly recognizes the three winners of the 2009 Commission on Cancer Paper Competition. Announced in January 2009, this competition was open to general surgery residents, surgical specialty residents, sub-specialty residents, and oncology fellows in the U.S. Fifty-seven abstracts were submitted describing original research in cancer care in basic laboratory systems, clinical investigation, or quality of care/health services research.

The following three winners were selected:

1st Place
Rahul R. Parikh, MD
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
New Ductal Carcinoma in Situ with Microinvasion: Prognostic Implications, Long-term Outcomes, and Role of Axillary Evaluation

2nd Place
Amir A. Ghaferi, MD
University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
Prognostic Significance of a Positive Non-Sentinel Lymph Node in Cutaneous Melanoma

3rd Place
Erin C. Farlow, MD
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
The use of Tumor-specific Auto-antibodies as a Possible Early Detection Screening Tool for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Dr. Parikh presented the winning abstract at the CoC annual meeting held on Sunday.

This competition has been funded by the Commission on Cancer and a memorial gift from Mrs. A. Lee Campione in honor of her late husband, Matthew P. Campione, MD, FACS.