American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Standard for Curative-intent Pulmonary Resection

For the first time, the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, included six operative standards in its 2020 accreditation standards, Optimal Resources for Cancer Care. The inclusion of operative standards is a significant advancement, and means that surgeons and pathologists at CoC-accredited facilities will now be required to adhere to standards regarding the manner in which certain operations are conducted and documented. These operative standards are based on critical elements of cancer operations as described in Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery, volumes 1 and 2, and are meant to establish evidence-based standards for the conduct of cancer operations in the United States.