Mark D. Duncan, MD-Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MarylandDr. Mark D. Duncan is a cancer surgeon and full-time faculty member of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  Dr. Duncan specializes in gastrointestinal surgical oncology including surgery of the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, colon and rectum, and retroperitoneal sarcoma. He holds joint appointments as an Associate Professor in the Departments of Surgery and Oncology. Dr. Duncan is the Chief of Surgical Oncology at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center; he is the Chairman of the Cancer Committee and directs the weekly Tumor Board there.  Dr. Duncan has ongoing research and publications on gastric and esophageal cancer, and was funded by an NIH grant to study gastroesophageal tumorigenesis. He received the Richard Starr Ross Clinician Scientist Award from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for his research on gastroesophageal tumors. He has given many national presentations on cancer surgery and research, and has given international talks on cancer surgery in Europe and the Middle East. He has received the Golden Apple teaching award in the School of Medicine, and has been recognized for excellence in resident education. He is on the selection committee for residents applying for surgery training at Johns Hopkins. 

Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Cancer of the Stomach and Esophagus is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining stomach and liver cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care using everyday terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to participate confidently in the decision making about your care and treatment.
 

About the Series:
Learning that you or someone you love has cancer is devastating, and feeling lost and powerless is a common immediate response. The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guides are designed to alleviate your anxiety, empower you with information, and enable you to fully understand your treatment options. Each book in this series is dedicated to a specific type of cancer. The information is there to help lighten your burden and to assist you in becoming an active participant in your care. Cancer rarely allows us to take a diversion from life, and offering guidance on how to continue to live life while working hard on getting well is part of the outcome we hope to help you achieve.

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