The purpose of this book is to review the latest topics concerning medical treatmentof colitis-associated cancer (CAC). The number of patients with CAC is on the increase. In recent years, the diagnostic power of endoscopy and molecular pathology has also grown tremendously, as a result of which they now have a far greater influence on treatment of CAC. At the moment, appropriate monitoring programs for ulcerative colitis and Crohn s disease remain uncertain. At the same time, the latest findings on DNA methylation and microRNAs hold the promise of making revolutionary changes in these areas....