THE COMMISSION ON CANCER of the American College of Surgeons granted its bi-annual Outstanding Achievement Award to 20 accredited cancer programs throughout the U.S. The awards were based on surveys conducted during the first half of the year.
The full list of award-winning cancer programs is available here.
The 20 award-winning programs represent approximately 9 percent of programs surveyed.
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