Gastrointestinal Oncology

I. PRINCIPLES CHAPTERS 1. Epidemiology of GI Cancer 2. Pathology & Molecular Pathology 3. Cancer Genetics: Lessons from Colorectal Cancer 4. Screening and Surveillance for GI Cancers 5. GI Cancer Management: Surgical Oncology 6. GI Cancer Management: Biological Aspects of Radiation Therapy 7. Systemic Therapy of Gastrointestinal Cancer 8. GI Cancer Management: Biological Therapy 9. Principles of Gastrointestinal Cancer Management: Nutritional Support 10. Imaging of Gastrointestinal Malignancies 11. The Role of the Gastroenterologist 12. Complementary Medicine 13. Optimizing Quality of Life for Patients with Gastrointestinal Malignancies: Principles of Pain Management and Palliative Care II. ESOPHAGEAL CANCER 14. Epidemiology & Risk Factors (Esophageal Carcinoma) 15. The Molecular Genetics of Esophageal Cancer 16. Screening, Surveillance, and Prevention of Esophageal Cancer 17. Molecular Pathology of Esophageal Cancer 18. Staging of Esophageal Carcinoma 19. Esophageal Carcinoma: Clinical Management 20. Esophageal Cancer: Palliation of the Patient with Advanced Disease III. GASTRIC CANCER 21. Epidemiology of Gastric Cancer and Its Precursors 22. Gastric Cancer: Molecular Biology & Genetics 23. Screening, Surveillance & Prevention of Gastric Cancer 24. Gastric Cancer: Pathology 25. Gastric Cancer: Staging Systems & Techniques 26. Gastric Cancer: Clinical Management IV. PANCREAS CANCER 27. Pancreatic Cancer: Epidemiology and Risk Factors 28. Molecular Biology and Genetics (Pancreatic Cancer) 29. Pancreas Cancer: Staging Systems & Techniques 30. Pancreas Cancer: Pathology 31. Pancreas Cancer: Clinical Management 32. Palliation of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer V. HEPATOCELLULAR 33. Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Epidemiology and Risk Factors 34. Hepatocellular Cancers: Molecular Biology & Genetics 35. Screening, Surveillance & Prevention of Heptacellular Carcinoma 36. Pathology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma 37. Hepatocellular: Staging Systems and Techniques 38. Hepatocellular: Clinical Management VI. CARCINOMA OF THE BILIARY TREE 39. Carcinoma of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tree 40. Carcinoma of the Biliary Tree: Staging, Pathology and Techniques 41. Carcinoma of the Biliary Tree: Clinical Management 42. Small Bowel Cancer VII. COLORECTAL CANCER 43. Environmental and Life Style Issues in Colorectal Cancer 44. Genetic Alterations in Colon Cancer (was Molecular Biology & Genetics) 45. Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance 46. Colorectal Cancer: Pathology 47. Prevention of Colorectal Cancer 48. Staging Systems and Techniques VIII. CLINICAL MANAGEMENT 49. Colon Cancer: Local Regional Curative 50. Rectal Cancer: Clinical Management of Local Regional Disease IX. ANAL CANAL CANCER 51. Management of Advanced Colorectal Cancer 52. Anal Canal Cancer: Clinical Management 53. Neuroendocrine 54. Primary Gastric and Intestinal Lymphoma 55. Gastrointestinal Tumor