About the Journal
Editor-in-Chief
Kazuaki Takabe, MD, PhD, FACS, Prof, Alfiero Foundation Chair, and Clinical Chief of Breast Surgery in Department of Surgical Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York. | Prof. of Surgery with Tenure in Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the State University of New York, USA more...
ISSN-print: 1920-4531 | ISSN-online: 1920-454X | Open Access | Bimonthly | Aims and Scope
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Current Issue
Vol. 17, No. 1, Feb 2026
Published:
2025-12-19
