A history of the Society of Urologic Oncology

Paul H Lange; Michael S Cookson; Paul F Schellhammer; Michael J Droller

doi:10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.12.018

A history of the Society of Urologic Oncology

Urol Oncol. 2021 Sep;39(9):514-520. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.12.018. Epub 2021 Jan 13.

Authors

Paul H Lange¹, Michael S Cookson², Paul F Schellhammer³, Michael J Droller⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Institute of Prostate Cancer Research, University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA.
² Department of Urology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center & The Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, OK.
³ Department of Urology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
⁴ Department of Urology, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY. Electronic address: Michael.droller@mountsinai.org.

PMID: 33454198
DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.12.018

Abstract

This narrative of the history of the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) presents the story of the founding and development of this organization and the creation and establishment of its initiatives and programs. It includes a description of how "Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations" came to be designated as its "official journal", thus commemorating the anniversary of the Journal's twenty-five years of publication.

Keywords: History; Journal; SUO; Society of Urologic Oncology.

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Medical Oncology*
Societies, Medical / history*
Urology*