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Descubrir cambios en las células del cuello uterino lo antes posible puede prevenir el cáncer o facilitar su tratamiento.

… Descubrir cambios en las células del cuello uterino lo antes posible puede prevenir el cáncer o facilitar su tratamiento. Lea más sobre el cáncer cervical . What are the Screening Tests for Cervical Cancer? The Pap smear and the HPV test are used to screen for cervical cancer.  Pap Smear A Pap smear

Discover how Memorial Sloan Kettering helps you recover and stay healthy after treatment for kidney cancer.

… Your time with Memorial Sloan Kettering doesn’t end when your active treatment does. One of our nurse practitioners (NPs) will provide additional follow-up care for you. This NP specializes in caring for people who have had kidney cancer and knows how to monitor your health for any signs that cancer

If you have prostate cancer and choose to undergo radical prostatectomy (prostate cancer surgery), learn how our team of experts will work with you to determine the best approach.

… NBC’s Al Roker Shares Important Message About Prostate Cancer Screening Al Roker, anchor of NBC’s TODAY, shared an update on his successful treatment for prostate cancer at MSK in a recent segment on the broadcast.  Learn more Radical prostatectomy is surgery to remove the prostate gland.  In this operation

Si tiene cáncer de próstata y decide someterse a una prostatectomía radical (cirugía de cáncer de próstata), obtenga información sobre cómo nuestro equipo de expertos trabajará con usted para determinar el mejor enfoque.

… NBC’s Al Roker Shares Important Message About Prostate Cancer Screening Al Roker, anchor of NBC’s TODAY, shared an update on his successful treatment for prostate cancer at MSK in a recent segment on the broadcast.  Learn more La prostatectomía radical es una cirugía para extirpar la próstata.  En esta

Learn about and meet Memorial Sloan Kettering's team of doctors, surgeons and other cervical cancer experts who will customize a plan of care specifically for you from diagnosis through treatment.

… Our cervical cancer doctors, surgeons and other specialists a bring passion, expertise, and experience to every patient they treat. We’re among the best in the world at treating advanced and recurrent cervical cancer, and we offer unique surgical options that can help protect your ability to have children

If it is unclear where in the body a cancer started, it is called cancer of unknown primary (CUP) or occult primary cancer.

… Cancer can develop anywhere in the body. The organ or part of the body where cancer begins is known as the primary site. Cancer — including cancer that metastasizes, or spreads, to form new tumors elsewhere in the body — is named after the primary site. For example, colon cancer that spreads to the liver

Diagnosing histiocytosis can be challenging because the condition is rare and many doctors are not familiar with its symptoms.

… It can be hard to diagnose histiocytosis. There are many symptoms, and several other health conditions can also cause the same symptoms. It’s also very rare, so many doctors do not know the signs of histiocytosis. For this reason, it can take a long time to get a diagnosis for histiocytosis. MSK has

Learn about this rare melanoma, which usually appears as a pink or red spot on the skin.

… Amelanotic melanoma refers to a rare variant of skin cancer. It begins when the melanocytes in the skin grow out of control and form tumors. Melanocytes are the cells responsible for making melanin, the pigment that determines the color of the skin. Amelanotic melanoma is different from other skin melanomas

Obtenga más información sobre este melanoma poco común, que generalmente aparece como una mancha rosa o roja en la piel.

… El melanoma amelanótico se trata de una variante poco común de cáncer de piel. Comienza cuando los melanocitos de la piel crecen sin control y forman tumores. Los melanocitos son las células encargadas de producir melanina, el pigmento que determina el color de la piel. El melanoma amelanótico se diferencia

Radiation therapy for esophageal cancer is used to shrink or get rid of tumors.

… Radiation therapy for esophageal cancer is the use of high-energy beams to shrink or get rid of tumors. Memorial Sloan Kettering has been a leader in improving radiation therapy for esophageal cancer. We have developed tools to deliver powerful doses of radiation to tumors with precision. Our radiation