Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Cancers
Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Cancers
Inflammation in gastrointestinal mucosa can remodel the topography of the overlying epithelium. If such inflammation is chronic, it has fundamental clinical consequences, the principal of which is premalignant metaplasia throughout the alimentary tract. Furthermore, mucosal inflammation, even if subtle, is the single most common pathway for GI cancer.
This book discusses all aspects of the relation between inflammation and GI cancer, from the basic science through to the translational science which is helping in the optimization of clinical management strategies. Among the topics considered are the impact of inherited syndromes; the roles of acid reflux, H. pylori, inflammatory bowel disease, and primary sclerosing cholangitis; screening strategies; targeted drug therapies; genetics; and the use of endoscopic methods. The authors are the best in their field, and this book is designed for the enthusiastic student as well as the professional in GI science and medicine.
Basic concepts of inflammation and its role in carcinogenesis
Inherited syndromes predisposing to inflammation and GI cancer
Stem cell biology and mucosal inflammation
Acid reflux and esophageal cancer
H Pylori and gastric cancer
Inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer
Liver cancer
Current screening strategies
Targeted drug therapies and cancer
Genetics of inflammation in the GI tract and how it can cause cancer
Endoscopic methods.
Jankowski, Janusz A. Z.
| ISBN | 978-3-642-26838-0 |
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| Media type | Book |
| Copyright year | 2013 |
| Publisher | Springer, Berlin |
| Length | X, 202 pages |
| Language | English |
