胃肠道癌肿是我国恶性肿瘤中发病率最高的一种 ,狭义地说是指胃癌和肠癌 ,广义地说还包括食管癌。不论从那一个角度来看 ,它都是威胁我们生命和健康的头号恶性肿瘤。降低发病率和提高治愈率是我们当前努力的两大目标。从医学专业分工而言 ,提高治愈率无疑是外科医师责无旁贷的 Gastrointestinal cancer is the highest incidence of malignancy in China. In a narrow sense, it refers to gastric cancer and colorectal cancer. In a broad sense, it also includes esophageal cancer. From that point of view, it is the number one malignancy that threatens our lives and health. Reducing the incidence and increasing the cure rate are two of our current efforts. From the division of medical specialization, it is undoubtedly the responsibility of the surgeon to increase the cure rate.