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Gastrointestinal Oncology

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Al B. Benson

    1. Clinical Investigations Program Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Medical School, USA

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Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research (CTAR, volume 98)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Esophageal cancer

    • William A. Flood, Arlene A. Forastiere
    Pages 1-40

  3. Adjuvant chemotherapy in gastric adenocarcinomas

    • Frederico Costa, Gary Schwartz, David Kelsen
    Pages 41-63

  4. Management of exocrine carcinoma of the pancreas

    • John P. Hoffman, Tribhuvan K. Pendurthi, Dennis E. Johnson
    Pages 65-82

  5. Hepatocellular carcinoma

    • Geoffrey Falkson, Carla I. Falkson, Lexa M. Garbers
    Pages 83-109

  6. Chemotherapy of advanced colorectal cancer

    • Peter J. O’Dwyer, James P. Stevenson
    Pages 111-152

  7. Adjuvant combined modality therapy for rectal cancer

    • Bruce D. Minsky
    Pages 153-171

  8. Local-regional therapy for metastatic liver tumors

    • Mark S. Talamonti, Claudia Tellez, AI B. Benson III
    Pages 173-199

  9. Anal carcinoma

    • Michael G. Haddock, James A. Martenson Jr
    Pages 201-225

  10. Biologic therapy of gastrointestinal cancer

    • Margaret Tempero
    Pages 227-237

  11. New trends in gastrointestinal surgical oncology

    • Ingrid M. Meszoely, William C. Chapman, Michael D. Holzman, Steven D. Leach
    Pages 239-291

  12. Recent insights into the molecular basis of intrinsic resistance of colorectal cancer: new challenges for systemic therapeutic approaches

    • Jean L. Grem
    Pages 293-338

  13. Molecular biology of pancreatic carcinoma

    • Raymond S. Yeung
    Pages 339-349

  14. The molecular genetics of colonic cancer

    • Leonard H. Augenlicht
    Pages 351-382

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 383-391
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About this book

Gastrointestinal tract malignancies encompass a spectrum of diseases with marked differences in etiology, incidence, biological behavior, and treatment outcome. The incidence of new gastrointestinal cases recorded yearly for patients residing in the United States is approximately 230,000, representing nearly 20% of all cancer cases. Worldwide, gastrointestinal malignancies are responsible for the largest number of cancer deaths, particularly because of the high incidence of hepatocellular and gastric cancer in other countries.
Gastrointestinal Oncology is directed to those most involved in the multidisciplinary approach to the gastrointestinal cancer patient, including medical, radiation and surgical oncologists; gastroenterologists; interventional radiologists; pathologists; oncology nurses; and oncology physicians-in-training.

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` ...a well-edited book such as this, with contributions from recognized leaders in the field, fills an especially important niche when the results of every clinical trial are but a few mouse clicks away. It provides a tangible way for clinicians who are inundated with information to gain perspective on the relative importance of research studies and to find out how and why some therapies have become standard whereas others have remained controversial.'
Deborah Schrag in The New England Journal of Medicine, 341:16 (1999)
`...For these reasons, it can be recommended to both an audience of general oncologists and specialists in the field.'
P. Saletti in Annals of Oncology, 10: (1999)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Clinical Investigations Program Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Medical School, USA

    Al B. Benson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Gastrointestinal Oncology

  • Editors: Al B. Benson

  • Series Title: Cancer Treatment and Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4977-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-8205-8Published: 28 February 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7259-2Published: 11 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-4977-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0927-3042

  • Series E-ISSN: 2509-8497

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 391

  • Topics: Oncology

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