ESSO

What is ESSO?

The Society

Our Activities

• Organise the biggest congress in surgical oncology in Europe
• Unify the surgical oncology community in a network of over 4,000 members (individuals and corporate)
• Provide education and training to both young and experienced surgeons through courses and e-learning activities
• Publish a monthly Scientific Journal (EJSO-the European Journal of Surgical Oncology)
• Cooperate with other discipline and organ-based societies within European CanCer Organisation
• Contribute to the development of the surgical oncology programme of the European Cancer Congress
• Provide fellowship opportunities
• Offer specific opportunities for cancer surgeons from developing countries to attend the ESSO Congress
• Organise a yearly, in co-operation with the European Board of Surgery, examination in surgical oncology and in breast cancer surgery.
• Support quality assurance projects towards the improvement of cancer care for all patients in Europe