Gastrointestinal Cancer 1 (cancer Treatment And Research) (volume 2)

Where do you begin to look for a recent, authoritative article on the diagnosis or management of a particular malignancy? The few general onco­ logy textbooks are generally out of date. Single papers in specialized journals are informative but seldom comprehensive; these are more often preliminary reports on a very limited number of patients. Certain general journals fre­ quently publish good indepth reviews of cancer topics, and published sympo­ sium lectures are often the best overviews available. Unfortunately, these reviews and supplements appear sporadically, and the reader can never be sure when a topic of special interest will be covered. Cancer Treatment and Research is a series of authoritative volumes which aim to meet this need. It is an attempt to establish a critical mass of oncology literature covering virtually all oncology topics, revised frequently to keep the coverage up to date, easily available on a single library shelf or by a single personal subscription. We have approached the problem in the following fashion. First, by divid­ ing the oncology literature into specific subdivisions such as lung cancer, genitourinary cancer, pediatric oncology, etc. Second, by asking eminent authorities in each of these areas to edit a volume on the specific topic on an annual or biannual basis. Each topic and tumor type is covered in a volume appearing frequently and predictably, discussing current diagnosis, staging, markers, all forms of treatment modalities, basic biology, and more. Where do you begin to look for arecent, authoritative article on the diagnosis or management of a particular malignancy? The few general onco­ logy textbooks are generally out of date. Single papers in specialized journals are informative but seldom comprehensive; these are more often preliminary reports on a very limited number of patients. Certain general journals fre­ quently publish good in-depth reviews of cancer topics, and published sym­ posium lectures are often the best overviews available. Unfortunately, these reviews and supplements appear sporadically, and the reader can never be sure when a topic of special interest will be covered. Cancer Treatment and Research is aseries of authoritative volumes which aim to meet this need. It is an attempt to establish a critical mass of oncology literature covering virtually all oncology topics, revised frequently to keep the coverage up to date, easily available on a single library shelf or by a single personal subscription. Wehave approached the problem in the following fashion. First, by divid­ ing the oncology literature into specific subdivisions such as lung cancer, genitourinary cancer, supportive care, etc. Second, by asking eminent autho­ rities in each of these areas to edit a volume on the specific topic on an annual or biannual basis. Each topic and tumor type is covered in a volume appearing frequently and predictably, discussing current diagnosis, staging, markers, all forms of treatment modalities, basic biology, and more. Front Matter....Pages I-XII Cell Kinetics of Gastrointestinal Cancer and its Precursor States....Pages 1-26 Genetic Aspects of Gut Cancer....Pages 27-62 Systemic Manifestations of Gut Malignancy....Pages 63-96 Epidemiology and Early Detection of Cancer of the Esophagus....Pages 97-118 Epidemiology of Gastric Cancer and its Precursor Lesions....Pages 119-130 Early Detection of Gastric Cancer....Pages 131-164 Cancer of the Gastric Stump....Pages 165-186 Metabolic Epidemiology of Large Bowel Cancer....Pages 187-226 Colonoscopy in the Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Large Bowel Cancer....Pages 227-254 Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease....Pages 255-287 Role of CEA in Large Bowel Cancer....Pages 289-309 Lymphomas of the Gut....Pages 311-341 Functioning Tumors of the Gut....Pages 343-385 Epidemiology, Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Cell Cancer....Pages 387-411 Chemotherapy of Pancreatic, Colorectal and Gastric Cancer....Pages 413-444 Back Matter....Pages 445-452 Pulmonary cacinogenesis / Theodore L. McLemore, R. Russell Martin Adjuvant therapy with surgery / William P. McGuire The immunotherapy of lung cancer / E. Carmack Holmes The use of pre-operative radiation therapy in the treatment of lung carcinoma / David M. Sherman, Ralph R. Weichselbaum Lung cancer-post resection irradiation / Nathan Green The role of radiation therapy in the treatment of regional non-small (oat)-cell carcinoma of the lung / Joel Eliot White, Murray Boles Small cell anaplastic carcinoma of the lung / Heine H. Hansen, Per Dombernowsky Small cell bronchogenic carcinoma / Paul A. Bunn, Jr., Daniel C. Ihde Radiation therapy-new approaches / Omar M. Salazar, Gunar Zagars Pathology of small cell carcinoma of the lung and its subtypes / Mary J. Matthews, Adi F. Gazdar. However, despite optimal treatment with surgery and radiotherapy, patients with nodal spread or extensive local disease have a low cure rate. New, creative methods of radiation therapy delivery, such as the use of multiple fractions per day, as discussed by Parsons and Million, are also contributing to long-term local control.