2022 SSO Presidential Address: What is a Surgical Oncologist? Evolution of Surgical Oncology and the Society of Surgical Oncology in an Era of Hyperspecialization

Tyler, Douglas S.

doi:10.1245/s10434-022-11770-3

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Surgical Oncology in the UAE

El Jamali,

Sidani,

Grobmyer

2024

Cancer Care in the United Arab Emirates

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The healthcare sector in the UAE is undergoing a major evolution that is mirroring the country’s overall transformation into a first-world country. Cancer care plays an essential role in this evolution. The specialty of surgical oncology has now become largely recognized as a result of the efforts of major societies in the world, led by the Society of Surgical Oncology.In parallel with the overall development of the UAE and the development of the healthcare services infrastructure, surgical oncology in the UAE is migrating from individual practices within private institutions to multidisciplinary care in specialized cancer centers offering the complete gamut of state-of-the-art oncology centers. With this evolution, the UAE is poised to become a destination for health tourism, catering to the requirements of nearly a billion people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

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Surgical Oncology in the UAE

El Jamali,

Sidani,

Grobmyer

2024

Cancer Care in the United Arab Emirates

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A Review of the Current State of Global Surgical Oncology and the Role of Surgeons Who Treat Cancer: Our Profession’s Imperative to Act Upon a Worldwide Crisis in Evolution

2023

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Worldwide, the capacity of healthcare systems and physician workforce is woefully inadequate for the surgical treatment of cancer. With major projected increases in the global burden of neoplastic disease, this inadequacy is expected to worsen, and interventions to increase the workforce of surgeons who treat cancer and strengthen the necessary supporting infrastructure, equipment, staffing, financial and information systems are urgently called for to prevent this inadequacy from deepening. These efforts must also occur in the context of broader healthcare systems strengthening and cancer control plans, including prevention, screening, early detection, safe and effective treatment, surveillance, and palliation. The cost of these interventions should be considered a critical investment in healthcare systems strengthening that will contribute to improvement in the public and economic health of nations. Failure to act should be seen as a missed opportunity, at the cost of lives and delayed economic growth and development. Surgeons who treat cancer must engage with a diverse array of stakeholders in efforts to address this critical need and are indispensably positioned to participate in collaborative approaches to influence these efforts through research, advocacy, training, and initiatives for sustainable development and overall systems strengthening.

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2022 SSO Presidential Address: What is a Surgical Oncologist? Evolution of Surgical Oncology and the Society of Surgical Oncology in an Era of Hyperspecialization

Cited by 2 publications

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Surgical Oncology in the UAE

Surgical Oncology in the UAE

A Review of the Current State of Global Surgical Oncology and the Role of Surgeons Who Treat Cancer: Our Profession’s Imperative to Act Upon a Worldwide Crisis in Evolution

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