100 Questions and Answers About Gastric Cancer

EMPOWER YOURSELF! About 21,700 Americans are diagnosed with stomach cancer each year and it occurs most often in people in their 60s and 70s. Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient with gastric cancer or a friend or relative of someone with cancer, this book offers help. The only text to provide both the patient’s and doctor’s views, this invaluable resource provides up-to-date, authoritative, practical answers to the most common questions. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease. The author Dr. Shah is from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, one of the few National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers with a specific program in treating cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract and has made many of the major advances in the treatment of these diseases.

Manish A. Shah, MD, is currently Medical Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology within the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology and the Center for Advanced Digestive Care at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University. A summa cum laude graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Shah underwent his internship/residency at Duke University Medical Center and his fellowship in Medical Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where he served as Chief Fellow in Hematology/Oncology. A national and international thought leader in drug development and the treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies, Dr. Shah is a distinguished peer-review funded investigator and has led several Phase I, II, and III clinical trials in patients with solid tumors and advanced gastric cancer. He is also the Director of the Gastrointestinal Oncology Translational Research Laboratory at Weill Cornell Medical College. His areas of translational research interests are in improving our understanding of cancers of the upper GI tract as well as hereditary GI malignancies.Dr. Shah specializes in the treatment and research of GI malignancies, with a particular interest in Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers. He is the recipient of several awards, including the ASCO Young Investigator and Career Development Awards and the CALGB Investigator Award. He is also author of numerous peer-reviewed articles in the biology and treatment of GI malignancies.

Natasha A. Pinheiro, RN, BSN, has been a nurse for 10 years and hasBachelors degrees in Communications and Nursing . Her clinical specialtyis gastrointestinal oncology nursing. Since 2000, she has workedat Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center specializing in the careof patients with gastrointestinal malignancies, specifically gastric andgastroesophageal cancers. While maintaining an active clinical practicewhere she counsels patients and families on all aspects of their diseaseand care she has continued to be involved in developing patient educationmaterials and participating in professional activities.

Brinda Shah, PharmD, is a Registered Pharmacist working in the field of medical education, currently as President of the consulting firm, Advanced Knowledge Concepts, Inc. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy in 1992, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy with a minor in Biochemistry. She has extensive experience in pharmacy consulting, long term care, and home infusion therapy.