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Esophageal cancer is endemic in Asia, and the Japan Esophageal Society has done the most to study this problem.  This book is an outstanding synthesis of scientific evidence regarding squamous cell cancer of the esophagus.  Ando is a past president of the Japan Esophageal Society and has enlisted his expert colleagues to update us.  Chapter topics range from pathology and diagnosis to specific treatment recommendations including surgical and multimodality options.  The book is wonderfully illustrated with high quality color images.  I highly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to learn about squamous cell cancer from an Asian perspective.
Mark Ferguson

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The Lancet Oncology, Volume 16, No. 1, e23–e31, January 2015

Sheraz R Markar, MRCS, Tom Wiggins, MRCS, Melody Ni, PhD, Prof Ewout W Steyerberg, PhD, Prof J Jan B Van Lanschot, PhD, Prof Mitsuru Sasako, PhD, Prof George B Hanna, PhD

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(14)70419-X

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Surgical Endoscopy, published online 06 December 2014

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Miguel A. Cuesta • Teus J. Weijs • Ronald L. A. W. Bleys • Richard van Hillegersberg •Mark I. van Berge Henegouwen • Suzanne S. Gisbertz • Jelle P. Ruurda •Jennifer Straatman • Harushi Osugi • Donald L. van der Peet

A new free iPhone app to stage esophageal cancer is available now! The software can be found by searching the iTunes app store for “Esophageal Cancer Stage”. Alternatively you can download it here.

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The Lancet

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Maryam Derogar, Nicola Orsini, Omid Sadr-Azodi, Pernilla Lagergren