Founded in 1916, the American Radium Society is the oldest society devoted to the study and treatment of cancer. As a multidisciplinary organization, members include radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, gynecological oncologists and medical oncologists. As its objectives, the Society promotes the study of cancer in all of its aspects, encourages liaison among the various medical specialists and allied scientists concerned with the treatment of cancer, and continues scientific study of the treatment of the cancer patient through its annual meeting and educational publications.