Gastrointestinal Oncology is the first evidence-based reference text written for the multidisciplinary team of medical professionals involved in the investigation, diagnosis and management of patients with gastrointestinal cancer.

Gastrointestinal Oncology contains specially structured clinical chapters each representing a different role in the MDT - which enables clear presentation and quick reference of the contents.

Contents

1. Epidemiology of Gastroesophageal Cancer
2. Factors involved in Carcinogenesis and Prevention
3. Molecular Biology of Gastroesophageal Cancers: the Role of Mutational Analysis
4. MDT Approach to Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
5. Squamous Cancer of the Esophagus
6. Diffuse Gastric Cancer
7. Intestinal Gastric Cancer
8. Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma
9. MDT Approach to Sarcoma and Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
10. Rare Tumors of the Abdomen
11. Epidemiology and prevention of colorectal cancer
12. Molecular Biology
13. Screening for colorectal cancer
14. Approach to cancer of the colon and rectum
15. Approach to rare tumours/rare cancers of the colon
16. Epidemiology and Molecular Epidemiology
17. Factors involved in Carcinogenesis and Prevention
18. Molecular Biology
19. Approach to Primary Liver Cancer (Hepatoma)
20. Approach to Metastatic Liver Cancer
21. Approach to Primary Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
22. Approach to Cholangiocarcinoma
23. GI Neuroendocrine Tumors
24. Approach to the Rare Tumors of the Liver
25. Approach to Cystic lesions of the pancreas

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