Patient description: A 3-day-old Asian female infant presents with jaundice that started a day ago. She was born at 38w3d of gestation, after an uncomplicated pregnancy. The family history is unremarkable. The baby is breastfed. Vital signs are reported as: axillary temperature: 36.3°C, heart rate: 154 beats/min, respiratory rate: 37 breaths/min, and blood pressure: 65/33 mm Hg. Her weight is 3.2 kg, length is 53 cm, and head circumference 36 cm. Her sclera are yellow and her body is icteric. No murmurs or any other abnormalities are detected in the heart and lung auscultation. Her liver and spleen are normal on palpation. Laboratory results are as follows: Serum total bilirubin: 21.02 mg/dL Direct bilirubin of 2.04 mg/dL AST: 37 U/L ALT: 20 U/L GGT: 745 U/L Alkaline phosphatase: 531 U/L Creatinine: 0.3 mg/dL Urea: 29 mg/dL Na: 147 mEq/L K: 4.5 mEq/L CRP: 3 mg/L Complete blood cell count within the normal range. She is diagnosed with uncomplicated neonatal jaundice that may require phototherapy.

Clinical trial eligibility criteria: eligible ages (years): 18.0-999.0,  Esophageal Cancer Age >/= 18 2. Histologically documented adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the cervical or thoracic esophagus or gastroesophageal junction or cardia of stomach. 3. Potentially resectable or unresectable esophageal cancer patients 4. Induction chemotherapy prior to concurrent chemoradiation allowed 5. Prior Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) with a diagnosis of stage II-III esophageal cancer is eligible 6. Performance status of Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) >/= 60 or Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) = 0, 1, or 2. 7. Prior thoracic radiation allowable only if there is minimal to no overlap with the treatment area estimated at the time of consultation. 8. Negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) for women of child bearing potential. All protocol participants must agree to adequate contraception. 9. Complete blood count (CBC) and complete metabolic panel (chemo-14: Glucose, Calcium, Albumin, Total Protein, Sodium, Potassium, Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Chloride, Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Creatinine, Alkaline Phosphatase, Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase (SGPT), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) Serum Glutamic-oxaloacetic Transaminase (SGOT), and Bilirubin) to assess adequate hematologic, renal and hepatic functioning will be obtained. The values are as follows: Adequate hematologic (White Blood Count (WBC) >2,500/uL, platelets > 75,000/uL), renal (Serum creatinine </= 1.5X Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) or creatinine clearance > 50 mL/min), and liver function (bilirubin </=1.5 fold the upper limit of normal and liver enzymes < 3 fold the upper limit of normal) 10. Able to communicate in the English language. 11. Any patient deemed eligible for chemoradiation for esophageal cancer treatment  Patients with active second malignancy are allowed as long as it is determined by the treating physician that the treatment of esophageal cancer is of higher priority through proper evaluation. However patients with active stage 4, metastatic cancers, receiving other systemic therapies at the time of the esophageal cancer diagnosis, will not be eligible. 2. Pregnant or breast-feeding females 3. Clinically significant uncontrolled major cardiac, respiratory, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal or hematologic disease but not limited to: a) active uncontrolled infection; b) Symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina, or cardiac dysrrhythmia not controlled by pacer device; c) no myocardial infarction within 3 months of registration 4. Radiation treatment alone without concurrent chemotherapy or chemotherapy use alone