GASTROINTESTINAL ONCOLOGYBlends quality research findings with advanced educational techniques in a uniquely comprehensive approachWritten and edited by leading international experts in the field, Gastrointestinal Oncology: A Critical Multidisciplinary Team Approach is an indispensable reference for clinicians, medical practitioners, and trainees involved in the investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of esophageal, gastric, intestinal, colonic, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and other gastrointestinal tumors. Drawing on the most current evidence-based knowledge, this comprehensive resource reflects the current care of GI cancer patients, enabling effective clinical decision making and patient management.Setting the standard in clinical practice, Gastrointestinal Oncology remains the only truly multidisciplinary reference designed for the diverse team of clinicians responsible for different stages of cancer treatment. Specially structured clinical chapters, each representing a different role in the multidisciplinary team (MDT), allow clear presentation and quick reference of the contents. This is supported by a wealth of high-quality color photographs, line drawings, and diagrams.Now in its second edition, this authoritative reference is fully updated to reflect groundbreaking research in multiple medical fields, including the explorative use of A.I. New sections on palliative care and nutrition are accompanied by new sub-sections on molecular characterization, new targeted small molecule, receptor options, and immunological therapies for each cancer. This edition places renewed emphasis on the most ubiquitous conditions, such as colon cancer, liver cancer, and gastro-esophageal cancer.Covering the oncology of the entire gastrointestinal tract, Gastrointestinal Oncology: A Critical Multidisciplinary Team Approach is a must-have reference for the entire MDT, including gastroenterologists, hepatologists, GI surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation therapists, interventional radiologists, pathologists, nutritionists, palliative care and specialist nurses, as well as clinical scientists.

List of Contributors , viiPreface , xviiForeword , xviiiSection I: Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer, 11 Epidemiology, Microbiome, and Risk Factors Involved in Carcinogenesis of Esophagus, Gastric, and Intestine, 32 Genomics, Molecular Pathology, and Pathology of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer, 233 Screening, Surveillance, and Prevention of Esophageal and Gastric Cancers, 424 Management of Esophageal Dysplasia and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, 635 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, 826 Management of Diffuse Gastric Cancer, 1167 Intestinal-type Gastric Cancer, 1208 Cancer of the Small Intestine, 139Section II: Colorectal and Anal Cancer, 1459 Epidemiology, Microbiome, and Risk Factors Involved in Carcinogenesis of Colorectal Cancer, 14710 Genomics, Histopathology, and Molecular Pathology of Sporadic and Hereditary Colorectal Cancer, 14911 Screening, Surveillance, and Prevention for Colorectal Cancer, 17012 Colorectal Cancer, 18113 Epidemiology, Pathology, Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management of Anal Cancer, 235Section III: Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Cancer, 24914 Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 25115 Pathology, Molecular Pathology, and Genomics of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer, 26416 Screening, Surveillance, and Prevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 27117 Pancreatic and Biliary Tract Cancers: Risk Factors and Etiology, Screening, Surveillance, and Biomarkers of Detection and Prognosis, 29118 The Multidisciplinary Management of Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 32119 Management of Metastatic Liver Cancer, 34720 Management of Primary Pancreatic Cancer, 38621 Management of Intrahepatic and Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, 40722 Management of Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas, 438Section IV: Specialist Abdominal Cancer Management teams, 45523 Epidemiology, Pathology, Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management of GI Stromal Tumors and Other GI Sarcomas, 45724 Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Digestive System, 47025 Epidemiology, Pathology, Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management of Unknown Primary Cancer, 53826 Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Lymphomas, 54627 Palliative and Supportive Medicine in Gastrointestinal Oncology, 56128 Psychological Oncology and Wellbeing: Wellbeing (part 1) and narrative practices in child palliative care (part 2), 57629 Nutrition for Cancer Prevention, Adjunctive Cancer Care, and Rehabilitation: Nutrition and Cancer, 587Cancer - The Road Less Traveled, 591Index, 593