Gastrointestinal Cancer Care in Orange County
Many breakthrough treatments offer new hope for today’s GI and colon cancer patients. We are one of only a few dozen centers in the country that treat gastrointestinal cancers using a comprehensive approach — by a team whose sole focus is treating these types of cancer. Our top-ranked physicians and specialists help Orange County patients navigate and manage their care, from diagnosis to treatment and transition to recovery.
Why Choose City of Hope Orange County for GI Cancer Care?
- Comprehensive, compassionate care from a GI cancer care team offering groundbreaking therapies for both early and late-stage disease.
- Robotically assisted and minimally invasive surgery.
- Leading-edge clinical trials offering patients access to promising GI cancer treatments before they are readily available elsewhere.
- A collaborative and caring multidisciplinary team of cancer experts that understands your needs and background to provide a whole-person approach to treatment.
- Access to a network of highly specialized physicians and researchers who focus on your specific type of GI cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric/stomach cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, and small intestine cancer.
- Long-term survivorship and follow-up programs focused on minimizing recurrence risk and improving quality of life.
- An expanding clinical network throughout Orange County that is bringing world-renowned physicians closer to homes in the region.
We Specialize in State-of-the-Art Treatments for GI Cancers
Our advanced cancer treatments include:
- The latest chemotherapy and targeted therapy drugs for treating colorectal cancer.
- Access to newly developed drugs and drug combinations through our clinical trials program.
- Utlra-precise radiation therapy including helical TomoTherapy and brachytherapy to target tumors and preserve healthy issue.
- Sphincter-saving surgery that drastically reduces the need for permanent colostomy.
- Expertise in cancer that has spread to the liver, including combination surgeries with our world-renowned hepatobiliary surgery team.
- Expertise in HIPEC, or hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, a treatment that involves removing tumors, then delivering heated chemotherapy directly to the abdomen.
- Robotic-assisted GI surgery performed by leading experts in the da Vinci Surgical System.
Early-stage GI cancers rarely cause early-warning symptoms. Additionally, many people believe these early signs are symptomatic of other causes. Among the most common signs are poor appetite, weight loss and abdominal pain.
With leading-edge technology and surgical expertise, City of Hope physicians can deliver outstanding GI cancer outcomes that are difficult to achieve elsewhere.
Oftentimes, GI cancer survivors are relieved or excited to be finished with treatment. However, they may feel lost about their future or worried that cancer could come back. City of Hope provides excellent supportive care and long-term follow-up programs to help manage the process of treatment and recovery.
