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By John M. Daly, Thomas P.J. Hennessy, and John V. Reynolds. 316 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1999. $85. ISBN 0-7020-2147-4.

This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the diagnosis and management of upper gastrointestinal cancer. Pharyngeal and upper duodenal lesions are not covered; the book focuses instead on malignant and premalignant lesions of the esophagus and stomach. The contributors come from both sides of the Atlantic and include a substantial group of oncologists from Asia, notably Japan and Hong Kong.

Modern methods of staging gastric and esophageal cancers, various staging systems, and the importance of Barrett's esophagus and intestinal metaplasia are covered in detail, with information from both Western and Japanese studies. Emphasis is placed on multimodal therapy . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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