Wolff J A
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York.
Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1991 Apr-Jun;8(2):89-91. doi: 10.3109/08880019109033436.
Pediatric oncology emerged as a subspeciality in the United States of America following the observations in 1948 of Farber and his associates of the benefits of chemotherapy for acute leukemia. The establishment of national cooperative chemotherapy groups furthered its development. More recently, the subspeciality has been recognized by the American Board of Pediatrics. Even more recently, training programs for the subspecialty have been given accreditation. Parallel to development of the specialty in the United States has been a similar evolution of pediatric oncology in Europe.
1948年法伯及其同事观察到化疗对急性白血病有益后，小儿肿瘤学在美国成为一门亚专业。国家合作化疗小组的建立推动了其发展。最近，该亚专业已得到美国儿科学会认可。更近一些时候，该亚专业的培训项目也获得了认证。在美国该专业发展的同时，欧洲的小儿肿瘤学也有类似的发展历程。
