Eighteen papers and invited speeches presented during the June 2010 symposium review the epidemiology, causes, diagnosis, and current treatment of liver malignancies, gastric and esophageal cancer, colorectal cancer, and pancreatic cancer. The researchers describe advanced endoscopic imaging methods for colon neoplasia, report trends in gastrointestinal cancers among the Czech population, and assess the validity of monitoring individuals at high risk for developing pancreatic cancer. Originally published as the Digestive diseases journal, vol. 28, no. 4-5 in 2010. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)