The Molecular Genetics of Esophageal Cancer
The Molecular Genetics of Esophageal Cancer James P. Hamilton Stephen J. Meltzer Introduction Esophageal cancer (EC) is the eighth most common malignancy and the sixth most common cause of cancer…
Esophageal Cancer: Epidemiology, Screening, and Prevention
Esophageal Cancer: Epidemiology, Screening, and Prevention Evan S. Dellon Nicholas J. Shaheen Esophageal malignancies are relatively uncommon in the United States, and because they are often diagnosed at an advanced…
Pain and Symptom Control
Pain and Symptom Control Russell K. Portenoy Craig D. Blinderman Introduction Approximately 30% to 50% of cancer patients undergoing antineoplastic therapy and 75% to 90% of patients with advanced disease…
Integrative Oncology: Complementary Therapies in Gastrointestinal Cancer Care
Integrative Oncology: Complementary Therapies in Gastrointestinal Cancer Care Barrie R. Cassileth Gary Deng Introduction Until more recently, unconventional cancer therapies were typically underground or available outside the United States, their…
An Overview of Outcomes Research in Gastrointestinal Cancer
An Overview of Outcomes Research in Gastrointestinal Cancer Hanna K. Sanoff Deborah Schrag Introduction to Outcomes Research Definition of Outcomes Research Despite great progress in cancer therapeutics, cancer continues to…
Endoscopic Diagnosis, Staging, and Management of Gastrointestinal Cancers
Endoscopic Diagnosis, Staging, and Management of Gastrointestinal Cancers Marcia Irene Canto Endoscopic Diagnosis and Techniques Gastrointestinal (GI) videoendoscopy has been a standard technique for visualizing and diagnosing GI cancers and…
Imaging of Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Imaging of Gastrointestinal Malignancies Sean D. Curran Lawrence H. Schwartz Introduction The imaging of gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies continues to evolve and improve. Several different imaging modalities are often required in…
Gastrointestinal Cancer: Nutritional Support
Gastrointestinal Cancer: Nutritional Support Joel B. Mason Protein-calorie malnutrition, typically referred to simply as malnutrition, is a common but not invariable feature of cancer, the most frequent manifestation of which…
Gastrointestinal Cancer Management: Biological Aspects of Radiation Therapy
Gastrointestinal Cancer Management: Biological Aspects of Radiation Therapy H. Rodney Withers Kinetics of Response to Irradiation of Mucosal Tissues Most of the killing of cells by irradiation results from unrepaired…
Gastrointestinal Cancer: Medical Oncology
Gastrointestinal Cancer: Medical Oncology Timothy Asmis Manish A. Shah Introduction A medical oncologist is a physician who uses medicines to treat cancer. Because the medical therapy of cancer is still…
