Treatment Options for Gastrointestinal Disorders

Colorectal cancer starts in the colon or the rectum. These cancers can also be referred to separately as colon cancer or rectal cancer, depending on where they start, though they have many aspects in common.

Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is cancer that starts in any part of the stomach. It usually occurs first in the tissues that line the stomach.

Liver cancer is cancer that occurs in the liver as either a primary or a secondary cancer (spread from another organ).

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer death in the United States. One reason for the often poor outcome of pancreatic cancer is the location of the pancreas deep inside the body.

Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is cancer that starts in any part of the stomach. It usually occurs first in the tissues that line the stomach.

Benign esophageal diseases can develop into esophageal cancer. Some of these diseases include Barrett's esophagus, esophageal diverticulum, esophageal strictures, esophagitis, and gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD).