LEADER 03060nam 2200373z- 450 001 9910617309203321 005 20231214133646.0 035 $a(CKB)5850000000095838 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/92984 035 $a(EXLCZ)995850000000095838 100 $a20202210d2022 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGastrointestinal Cancers 210 $aBrisbane, Australia$cExon Publications$d2022 311 $a0-645-33206-2 330 $aGastrointestinal cancers represent a heterogeneous group of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. There is an interplay of various non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors that foster the conversion of normal cells to precursor cells, precursor cells to premalignant cells, and premalignant cells to malignant cells. Gastrointestinal cancers are diverse in etiology and clinical management. The chapters of this book explore the clinically relevant aspects of this diversity under three broad categories: epidemiology and pathology, early diagnosis and prognosis, and surgical management. The etiological aspects focus on stomach cancer while the pathological aspects provide an overview of colorectal cancer, how primary colorectal cancer becomes metastatic through epithelial mesenchymal transition, and how macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles drive tumor development and enable the progression of most gastrointestinal cancers. Chapters on early detection and prognosis emphasize on biomarker discovery, both at genetic and proteomic level, and how these can be used to effectively predict the origin, progress, prognosis, and treatment response of gastrointestinal cancers in general and pancreatic cancer in particular. Given that the gastrointestinal tract is solely responsible for the processing of the diet we consume, the impact of diet that we consume cannot be ignored. There is a dedicated chapter that covers the role of diet and lifestyle on colorectal cancer incidence and survival. Despite various treatment modalities, for localized cancers, surgery is still the best form of curative treatment, and the role of surgical management of gastrointestinal stromal tumors and esophageal cancers are elegantly summarized in two chapters. The contents of this book provide the readers with an overview of several important aspects of gastrointestinal cancers and may be of interest to healthcare professionals interested in gastrointestinal cancers. 606 $aMJCL$2bicssc 610 $agastrointestinal cancers 610 $astomach cancer 610 $apancreatic cancer 610 $acolorectal cancer 610 $agastrointestinal stromal tumors 610 $aesophageal cancer 615 7$aMJCL 700 $aMorgado-Diaz$b Jose Andres$4edt$01320368 702 $aMorgado-Diaz$b Jose Andres$4oth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910617309203321 996 $aGastrointestinal Cancers$93034197 997 $aUNINA