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Gastrointestinal Cancers

Gastrointestinal cancers occur when cells in your digestive system change or grow in unhealthy ways. 

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Your Michigan Answer for Gastrointestinal Cancers

When you or someone you love has gastrointestinal (GI) cancer, you want advanced treatment and coordinated support from experts in cancer care. The University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center team prioritizes your health with a customized approach to cancer care and the latest cancer research.

Count on the specialists at our cancer center for expert, compassionate care for all types of gastrointestinal cancer. Our program highlights include:

  • New treatments that offer hope: We meet you where you are with fresh perspectives and customized treatment plans.
  • Comprehensive GI cancer care: Our board-certified GI cancer specialists meet regularly to share their expertise with one another. We bring our experts together to focus on one goal: your care and comfort. We don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach to treatment; your care is always thorough and personalized to you.
  • Comfort and convenience: Your team makes sure you have what you need to feel comfortable throughout diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care. We offer educational tools and virtual appointments.
  • Leading-edge research: Our focus on academic research means you have access to the latest treatments. We offer clinical trials for eligible patients to receive promising new therapies not widely available. And we continuously track patient outcomes to make sure we’re delivering the highest-quality care.

At Rogel Cancer Center, we believe that all of us together are smarter than any one of us. Our multidisciplinary clinic approach brings together dedicated specialists to design your treatment plan.

 

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