As Georgia's NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, we are at the forefront of cancer innovation and discovery. Our research is improving how cancer is prevented, detected, diagnosed, treated and survived, and providing hope for families affected by cancer.
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.
Patients with this mutation must understand that they often have multiple microscopic gastric cancers already, but they are not seen or easy to biopsy.
If we can help define someone’s risk then we have an opportunity for early screening and early detection.
At Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, we understand that cancer is a burden on patients and their loved ones. We want to ease that burden as much as possible. If you have been diagnosed with cancer, we are here to support you at every step.
Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown is designed to deliver a unique model of cancer care that places patients at the center of specialized care communities bridging outpatient and inpatient care and integrating groundbreaking research into preventions and treatments.
There’s a lot of my friends that are no longer above ground, and I feel quite fortunate as to the kind of shape I’m in now and what I’m able to do daily.
Dr. Carlson has become like family and very much a part of my life and my husband’s life.
Winship psychiatric oncologist Wendy Baer, MD, encourages patients with cancer and their friends and families to savor and celebrate their time together.
