If you have been diagnosed with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor or are worried about it, you likely have a lot of questions. Learning some basics is a good place to start. See the latest estimates ...

Dr. Breelyn Wilky urged newly diagnosed GIST patients to seek support from peers and advocacy groups, and to consult experts, even if care stays local.

A gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a tumor that develops in the GI tract. Learn about the symptoms, causes, treatment options, and more here.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are a type of soft tissue sarcoma. While they are the most common type of digestive tract sarcoma, they account for only 0.2% of digestive tract cancers overall.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a type of cancer that starts in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The outlook for people with GIST, including survival rates, vary person to person.

Breelyn Wilky, MD, explains when patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor should be referred for clinical trials.

Cancer is probably the one word no one wants to hear. If you’ve recently been diagnosed with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), a relatively rare cancer found in the digestive tract, you ...

If you have advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), you may not know anyone else with the disease. This may leave you with a lot of questions about what life will be like with this rare ...

Surgery is the primary treatment for a GIST, provided the tumor has not spread. Surgeons consider many factors, including the size and location of the tumor, when choosing the procedure type.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the GI tract, arising from the interstitial cells of Cajal, primarily in the stomach and small intestine. They ...

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) start in very early forms of special cells in the wall of the GI tract called the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs). ICCs are ...