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Learn what sets MSK Kids apart in treating Wilms’ tumor and other kidney tumors in children.

… Wilms’ tumor, also known as nephroblastoma, is the most common kidney tumor in children. It is diagnosed in about 500 children each year in the United States. There are many forms of kidney cancer that affect children and young adults, such as Wilms’ tumor, rhabdoid tumor, renal cell carcinoma, renal

Our experts are ready to help with compassionate care and the most-advanced melanoma immunotherapy options available. Read about our approach and how we can help.

… Immunotherapy is a method of treating cancer that uses drugs to empower the immune system to recognize and fight cancer. MSK has been a pioneer in developing immunotherapy. The approach has proven very effective in treating advanced melanoma. There are several forms of immunotherapy. The immunotherapy

Nuestros expertos están listos para ayudar con la atención compasiva y las opciones de inmunoterapia para tratar el melanoma más avanzadas disponibles. Lea sobre nuestro enfoque y cómo podemos ayudar.

… La inmunoterapia es un método de tratamiento del cáncer que utiliza fármacos para enseñar al sistema inmunitario a reconocer y combatir el cáncer. MSK ha sido pionero en el desarrollo de la inmunoterapia. El enfoque ha demostrado ser muy eficaz en el tratamiento del melanoma avanzado. Existen varias

Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer. Learn more about what basal cell cancer is, signs & symptoms, and how MSK experts can help.

… Our doctors and specialists diagnose and treat basal cell carcinomas using the most advanced tools available. Why do we do all this? Simple. We want what you want — the best possible result. What Is Basal Cell Carcinoma? Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of cancer worldwide. In the United

Learn how EBRT, IMRT, steretactic radiosurgery or other forms of radiation therapy may be used to treat spinal tumors.

… Radiation therapy is a common part of a spine tumor treatment plan. Your treatment team may recommend either external or internal radiation — both are very effective. Some of the benefits of radiation therapy include: eliminating metastatic spine tumors preventing spine tumors from coming back shrinking

Depending on the stage of the cancer and your general health, treatment of an appendix tumor may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or a combination of therapies.

… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, treatment of appendix cancer depends on the stage of the cancer, the type of tumor, and your general health. Your team may include a surgical oncologist, who performs the surgery, and a medical oncologist, who prescribes and monitors chemotherapy. Radiation therapy is not

Use our online nomogram to calculate the risk that cancer has spread to the lymph nodes in patients with melanoma. Results can help in making important treatment decisions.

… Our melanoma nomogram is an online prediction tool that can be used to calculate the likelihood that cancer has spread to the lymph nodes in patients with melanoma. Who Can Use This Tool? This nomogram was designed to be used by physicians and people with melanoma. If you are a patient, we recommend

Learn more about surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and radiation for treating stomach cancer at different stages.

… In recent years, cancer doctors have been better able to find and then treat stomach cancer at an earlier stage. That means more people are surviving stomach cancer. When cancer is caught early , it may be removed during a procedure called a  endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) . MSK experts in ESD

Use our endometrial cancer nomogram to calculate survival at five years after diagnosis. Results can help physicians and patients understand the patient’s prognosis.

… Our endometrial cancer nomogram is an online tool that can be used to predict the chance of overall survival following primary therapy for endometrial cancer, sometimes also called uterine cancer. Who Can Use This Tool? This nomogram was designed to be used by physicians and women with endometrial cancer

Discover how a combination of chemotherapy and targeted therapy (biologic therapy) can help control secondary liver cancer.

… Chemotherapy uses chemical substances to destroy cancer cells wherever they are in the body. This approach can significantly increase the length of life in people with liver metastases. Given before surgery, chemotherapy can lower the risk of tumors coming back later on. Chemotherapy can also help shrink