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Dr. Neal Meropol talks about living with cancer on WHYY, March 28, 2007.

Types of Gastrointestinal Cancer

Cancers affecting the digestive system are called gastrointestinal cancer. Fox Chase gastroenterologists and oncologists treat all types including but not limited to:

Colon and rectal cancer
Esophageal cancer
Gastrointestinal carcinoid cancer (cancer beginning in hormone-producing cells of the gastrointestinal tract)
Liver (hepatic) cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Stomach (gastric) cancer

Team Care

Gastrointestinal Cancer Program
Director and Medical Oncologist
Neal J. Meropol, MD

Our multispecialty team of physicians includes experts in surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and immunotherapy for gastrointestinal cancer.

Led by Neal J. Meropol, MD, members of Fox Chase's Gastrointestinal Cancer Program are developing innovative gastrointestinal cancer treatments not widely available. Some include new types of chemotherapy and therapies directed at specific cellular targets, which may have fewer side effects.
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