Skip to main

Stomach Cancer

A diagnosis of stomach cancer can be devastating. Through research at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, we’re giving more patients reason to be hopeful every day. Winship is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Georgia, meaning we offer access to some of the highest-quality and most innovative care anywhere.

Why Winship for Your Stomach Cancer

Stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, is a complex disease, requiring a level of expertise you won’t readily find at community cancer centers.

Fortunately, the gastrointestinal oncology team at Winship Cancer Institute specializes in the early diagnosis, treatment and research of stomach cancer. We analyze every case of stomach cancer individually, down to the molecular level, and craft treatment plans unique to your specific cancer, including investigational treatments/clinical trials whenever possible.

Yes, being diagnosed with stomach cancer can be devastating. But research institutions — including Winship — are making progress in the treatment of stomach cancer every day. So don’t give up hope. We won’t.

Dedicated Gastrointestinal Cancer Specialists

Even more so than other cancers, it’s imperative that patients with stomach cancer seek treatment at a center that has lots of experience with the disease. At Winship, we treat more stomach cancer than anywhere else in the state. Here, every member of your care team — including your medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, surgeon and genetic counselor — is an expert not only in cancer, but stomach cancer specifically. You won’t find that level of expertise at community cancer centers.

Diagnostics That Go Deeper

Your personalized treatment plan first requires an accurate and precise diagnosis. We use the most advanced imaging and diagnostic technology to understand your specific stomach cancer because your cancer is unlike anyone else’s. Our pathologists specialize in diagnosing gastrointestinal cancers and nothing else, so you can be assured they’re well-versed in stomach cancer.

Tailored Stomach Cancer Treatment

Understanding your cancer’s type and stage is important. But we go further. We analyze your cancer down at the molecular level so we can understand exactly what’s driving it. Then, our team will come together to design a treatment plan to target your specific stomach cancer with precise, powerful and innovative treatments — all while minimizing side effects.

Treatment You Can’t Get Anywhere Else in Georgia

With more clinical trials than any other cancer center in the state, you’ll have access to the most advanced and innovative treatments for your specific stomach cancer. We match as many patients as possible to trials, including those with early, intermediate, or advanced stage disease.

More Promising Outcomes

Not only does Winship have higher stomach cancer survival rates as compared with non-NCI-designated centers, but we also focus on your quality of life with stomach cancer. We are committed to lowering rates of recurrence and strive to deliver treatment with fewer side effects — so you can continue living your life with stomach cancer.

Support Every Step of the Way

In addition to your clinical partners, at Winship you’ll have an array of supportive care specialists on your care team for you and your family to lean on. Our nutritionists, nurse navigators, social workers, counselors and more do everything in their power to help you throughout your experience with us.

Most of the time, this type of stomach cancer is caught very late and has already spread elsewhere in the body. So, I was extremely lucky and blessed to find it as early as we did.

Ali, a stomach cancer survivor