《外科腫瘤學年鑒》專門為所有專業的執業外科醫生帶來最新、最重要的發展，包括多學科的癌癥護理和研究。每期都有關于多學科癌癥護理、癌癥患者外科護理以及臨床相關癌癥研究結果的原創文章；與癌癥外科患者多學科管理相關的小型課程和研討會；以及關于基礎科學進步、手術進展、輔助治療、癌癥預防、康復以及涉及癌癥患者的社會經濟問題的教育評論。《外科腫瘤學年鑒》（ASO）通過交流研究和教育的進展，促進高質量的外科腫瘤學管理，這些研究和教育對于為癌癥患者提供當代多學科護理具有重要意義。外科腫瘤學學會（SSO）和美國乳腺外科醫師學會（ASO）的官方雜志，是全球外科腫瘤學研究和教育方面的選擇雜志。《外科腫瘤學年鑒》的使命是：1）在全國和世界范圍內代表和推進外科腫瘤學專業；2）促進最高質量的多學科患者護理和實踐管理；3）使用印刷和電子媒體提供相關的癌癥教育和研究培訓材料；4）促進臨床和轉化癌癥研究，重點是臨床試驗；5）促進外科受訓人員的職業發展及其向學術和社區實踐的過渡；6）促進與癌癥外科患者有關的公共政策和患者宣傳問題。

Annals of Surgical Oncology is specifically designed to bring the latest, most significant developments involving multidisciplinary cancer care and research to the practicing surgeon from all specialties. Each issue features original articles on multidisciplinary cancer care, surgical care of the cancer patient, and results of clinically-relevant cancer research; mini-courses and symposia related to multidisciplinary management of surgical patients with cancer; and educational reviews about basic science advances, advances in surgery, adjuvant therapies, cancer prevention, rehabilitation, and socioeconomic issues involving the cancer patient.The Annals of Surgical Oncology (ASO) promotes high-quality surgical oncology management by communicating advances in research and education that are relevant and valuable to the provision of contemporary multidisciplinary care for patients with cancer.The official journal of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) and the American Society of Breast Surgeons, ASO is the journal of choice of surgical oncologists worldwide regarding surgical oncology research and education.The mission of the Annals of Surgical Oncology is to serve its readers by 1) representing and advancing the profession of surgical oncology throughout the nation and the world; 2) promoting the highest quality multidisciplinary patient care and practice management; 3) providing relevant cancer education and research training materials using print and electronic media; 4) promoting clinical and translational cancer research, with an emphasis on clinical trials; 5) facilitating the career development of surgical trainees and their transition into academic and community-based practice; and 6) promoting public policy and patient advocacy issues related to surgical patient with cancer.