Advanced Abdominal Cancer

Abdominal cancer refers to a variety of cancers affecting digestive system organs, including the stomach, liver, large and small intestines, pancreas, gallbladder and esophagus.

Advanced abdominal cancer means that a cancer that began in the digestive system organs has spread to at least one other part of the body, such as the lungs.

Treatment

If your cancer has spread, but hasn’t moved outside of the abdominal cavity, you may be able to get a specialized procedure called CRS-HIPEC (cytoreductive surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy). It is an aggressive combination of surgery and chemotherapy for abdominal tumors.

Stony Brook University Hospital is the only hospital on Long Island to provide the CRS-HIPEC procedure.

CRS and HIPEC work together to eradicate and kill all cancer cells. With CRS, all visible cancer cells are removed surgically. With HIPEC, the remaining microscopic cancer cells are killed with heat and chemotherapy.

Learn more about treating advanced abdominal cancer here: FAQs About Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC