TY - THES N2 - In May 1913, at New York City, a group of physicians and surgeons, realizing the need for just such education, organized a society similar to the National Tuberculosis Association, and named it The American Society for the Control of Cancer. This newly formed society evidently hit the nail on the head for it was not long before every worth while medical organization in the United States officially approved the new society. In the ten years of its existence, the Cancer Control Society has strictly and enthusiastically adhered to its stated purpose. DO - 10.6083/bpxhc43520 DO - doi AB - In May 1913, at New York City, a group of physicians and surgeons, realizing the need for just such education, organized a society similar to the National Tuberculosis Association, and named it The American Society for the Control of Cancer. This newly formed society evidently hit the nail on the head for it was not long before every worth while medical organization in the United States officially approved the new society. In the ten years of its existence, the Cancer Control Society has strictly and enthusiastically adhered to its stated purpose. AD - University of Oregon T1 - Cancer control DA - 1925-1926 AU - Pasto, George L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43520/files/Pasto.George.ETD.pdf PB - University of Oregon LA - eng PY - 1925-1926 ID - 43520 L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43520/files/Pasto.George.ETD.pdf KW - Neoplasms KW - Public Health KW - cancer TI - Cancer control Y1 - 1925-1926 L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43520/files/Pasto.George.ETD.pdf LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43520/files/Pasto.George.ETD.pdf UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43520/files/Pasto.George.ETD.pdf ER -