Center for Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Care

When you’re diag­nosed with a gas­troin­testi­nal can­cer, every day mat­ters. At the Bri­an Moran Can­cer Insti­tute, our team brings togeth­er experts in col­orec­tal, liv­er, pan­cre­at­ic, and gas­troin­testi­nal can­cers who act quick­ly to pro­vide answers, com­fort, and a per­son­al­ized plan. We focus on deliv­er­ing pre­cise treat­ments and help­ing you recov­er well, so you can get back to liv­ing life on your terms.

Why choose our GI can­cer care

Mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary, coor­di­nat­ed care

Our GI can­cer pro­gram is designed to move fast with­out cut­ting cor­ners. From diag­no­sis to treat­ment, most patients are seen with­in sev­en days. With a per­son­al GI nurse nav­i­ga­tor, you’ll have one point of con­tact for sched­ul­ing, ques­tions, and sup­port — no wait­ing on mul­ti­ple offices or red tape. It’s a concierge-lev­el expe­ri­ence that ensures you always know where to turn and what comes next.

A team that knows you

Your care is led by board-cer­ti­fied, fel­low­ship-trained experts in gas­troin­testi­nal surgery, med­ical oncol­o­gy, radi­a­tion oncol­o­gy, and inter­ven­tion­al radi­ol­o­gy. You’ll work with a small, con­sis­tent team — typ­i­cal­ly just your doc­tor, nurse prac­ti­tion­er, and nurse nav­i­ga­tor — who know your case per­son­al­ly and are always acces­si­ble for ques­tions or concerns.

Per­son­al­ized, effi­cient treat­ment planning

Every plan begins with a con­ver­sa­tion about your goals and lifestyle. Our stream­lined, mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary approach brings spe­cial­ists togeth­er to make deci­sions quick­ly, so treat­ment can begin with­out delay. Our team also applies pre­ci­sion test­ing, includ­ing genet­ic and genom­ic analy­sis through part­ners like Tem­pus, to guide each treat­ment decision.

Treat­ments we offer

We pro­vide lead­ing-edge treat­ment options for can­cers of the colon, rec­tum, stom­ach, esoph­a­gus, pan­creas, and liv­er using advanced tech­nol­o­gy and min­i­mal­ly inva­sive tech­niques to help you recov­er faster and main­tain qual­i­ty of life.

Sur­gi­cal and min­i­mal­ly inva­sive options

Our sur­geons use Da Vin­ci robot­ic and laparo­scop­ic tech­niques when­ev­er pos­si­ble to reduce pain, scar­ring, and recov­ery time. For many rec­tal can­cer patients, surgery may not be nec­es­sary — about 30% avoid surgery after effec­tive chemo or radi­a­tion. Our goal is always organ preser­va­tion and restor­ing the nat­ur­al func­tion of the GI tract when­ev­er possible.

Com­pre­hen­sive med­ical and radi­a­tion therapies

Your treat­ment may include chemother­a­py, tar­get­ed ther­a­pies, and pre­ci­sion radi­a­tion planned and deliv­ered by spe­cial­ists who under­stand how to min­i­mize side effects and pro­tect sur­round­ing tis­sue. Patients with rec­tal, pan­cre­at­ic, and liv­er can­cers receive coor­di­nat­ed care from our sur­gi­cal, med­ical, and radi­a­tion oncol­o­gy teams, ensur­ing the most effec­tive sequence of therapy.

Qual­i­ty out­comes you can trust

Our sur­geons and physi­cians track out­comes close­ly — from colon and liv­er resec­tion recov­ery times to long-term sur­vival — with results that match or exceed nation­al bench­marks. With one of the region’s high­est vol­umes of col­orec­tal surgery over the past decade, our team com­bines expe­ri­ence with per­son­al­ized care for every patient.

Clin­i­cal tri­als & research

Clin­i­cal tri­als are an impor­tant way we per­son­al­ize care. For eli­gi­ble patients, tri­als can open access to promis­ing, non-stan­dard ther­a­pies. Your team will review avail­able GU tri­als with you and coor­di­nate enroll­ment when it’s a good fit.

Explore our cur­rent clin­i­cal tri­als and research programs >

Sup­port and recov­ery programs

Can­cer care at the Bri­an Moran Can­cer Insti­tute extends beyond treat­ment. Our GI nurse nav­i­ga­tor con­nects you with social work, finan­cial coun­sel­ing, and sur­vivor­ship resources to help you man­age every part of your jour­ney. We also col­lab­o­rate with Well­ness House and oth­er com­mu­ni­ty pro­grams to sup­port heal­ing and recovery.

Learn more about our sup­port services >

How to get started

If you or a loved one has been diag­nosed with a gas­troin­testi­nal can­cer, we can see you quick­ly — often with­in the same week. Our goal is to bring clar­i­ty, con­fi­dence, and com­pas­sion to every step of your care.

Sched­ule an Appoint­ment Online or Call 630−348−3600

If you’re seek­ing a sec­ond opin­ion, bring pri­or imag­ing and reports — we’ll review every­thing and guide you through next steps.