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Tightly organized into a super-condensed outline bulleted format, this handy, pocket-sized manual details precise, up-to-date information for diagnosis and treatment of esophageal and gastric cancers. Comprehensive and concise, the book covers epidemiology, diagnosis, staging, treatment, and complications. Throughout the handbook, tables and figures summarize important clinical data and current professional society recommendations, while salient references direct readers to additional information. Current, quick, and concise, for instant access on ward or in the clinic!

Synopsis

This pocket-sized manual presents current information for the diagnosis and treatment of esophageal and gastric cancers in a condensed, bulleted format. The manual covers epidemiology, diagnosis, staging, treatment and complications. Tables and figures are used to summarize important clinical data and current professional society recommendations. The text contains references to additional information for each topic and future possibilities for cancer stem cells and chemotherapy. Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1
2 Epidemiology and pathology 5
3 Gastric cancer stage and the staging evaluation 21
4 Surgery for stomach cancer 33
5 Locally advanced gastric cancer 37
6 Treatment of metastatic disease 57
7 Common nonadenocarcinoma gastric cancers 81
8 Epidemiology 95
9 Esophageal cancer stage and the staging evaluation 103
10 The management of locally advanced esophagus cancer 111
11 Treatment of metastatic esophagus cancer 131
12 Common and unusual gastric and esophagus cancer-associated complications 147
13 A look to the future 153
14 Epilogue 159