ARCAD , a publicly recognized foundation*, was created in France in 2006 by Pr. A. de Gramont and his associates in GERCOR, with three major objectives : - make the general public and health workers sensitive to the need for prevention and early screening of digestive cancers - promote improvement of patient care and clinical research in the area of digestive cancers - provide better information and support to patients suffering from digestive cancers. Worldwide, digestive cancers (colorectal, oesophagus, stomach, liver and pancreas) are reported to cause as many as 25 % of all fatalities from cancer.