About us
BASO ~ The Association for Cancer Surgery is the Association that speaks as an umbrella organisation for surgical specialties treating people with malignant diseases. BASO was founded in 1971 by Ronald Raven, Surgical Oncologist, as a forum for surgical research and training for the benefit of patients with cancer. The Association represents surgeons and their centres across the United Kingdom & Ireland and has influence beyond.
Objectives and Activities
The Charity's objectives are:
To advance the science, practice, and art of surgical
oncology for the benefit of patients with cancer; and to promote
research, training, and education in surgical oncology for the
benefit of the public, patients and the medical community, and to
disseminate the useful results of that research
appropriately.
The Association seeks to act as an umbrella organisation
for those working in all surgical cancer specialties.
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