The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 819-821 , April 2010

The seventh edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer/International Union Against Cancer Staging Manuals: The new era of data-driven revisions

  • Valerie W. Rusch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Valerie W. Rusch, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery, 1275 York Avenue, Room C-867, New York, NY 10021.
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  • Thomas W. Rice, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • John Crowley, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Research and Biostatistics, Seattle, Wash
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  • Eugene H. Blackstone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Ramon Rami-Porta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain
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  • Peter Goldstraw, MD

      Affiliations

    • Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom

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PII: S0022-5223(10)00156-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.02.013

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 819-821 , April 2010

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