Effect of Surgeon Training, Specialization and Experience on Outcomes for Cancer Surgery-a Systematic Review of the Literature

"RESULTS:
The 29 articles that met the inclusion criteria examined
nine different types of cancers including colorectal, ovarian,
melanoma, breast, bladder, lung, esophageal, gastric,
and hepatocellular.12–36 Fifteen different physician specialties
were assessed, including colorectal surgery,
transplant surgery, vascular surgery, dermatology, general
practitioners, plastic surgery, surgical oncology, hepatopancreaticobiliary,
urology, urologic oncology, thoracic
surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, obstetrics and gynecology,
gynecologic oncology, and general surgery. Four articles
examined outcomes based on the surgeon’s years of
experience. The main outcome measures assessed were
perioperative morbidity, mortality, recurrence, and longterm
survival. Characteristics and results of each study are
summarized in Table 1."

AJCC Cancer Staging Manual/Handbook Nov 2009 ($$)

"The AJCC Cancer Staging Manual and Handbook, prepared by the American Joint Committee on Cancer, are used throughout the world to facilitate the uniform description of neoplastic diseases.

The fully revised and updated 7th Edition is uniform between the AJCC and UICC and brings together all currently available information on staging of cancer at various anatomic sites and incorporates newly acquired knowledge on the etiology and pathology of cancer."

AJCC Cancer Staging Manual
http://www.springer.com/medicine/surgery/book/978-0-387-88440-0?cm_mmc=AD-_-Enews-_-CLM11050_V1-_-0

AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook
http://www.springer.com/medicine/surgery/book/978-0-387-88442-4?cm_mmc=AD-_-Enews-_-CLM11050_V1-_-0