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By Parakrama T. Chandrasoma and Tom R. DeMeester. 447 pp., illustrated. San Diego, CA, Elsevier Academic Press, 2006. $99.95. ISBN 978-0-12-369416-4.

Esophageal cancer is the seventh leading cause of all deaths from cancer worldwide, with an estimated 14,000 deaths from this cancer in the United States alone in 2006. Since the 1970s, esophageal adenocarcinoma has been the neoplasm with the fastest-growing incidence of any cancer in the Western world. This rising incidence implies a need for improvement in identifying those at risk for the disease and in both intervention and prevention. Regrettably, there is a lack of consensus among experts regarding the diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus. A book that is focused on this important subject has been long overdue.

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