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Find out how Memorial Sloan Kettering offers compassionate, complete care from a team of experts for women with uterine sarcomas.
… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, surgery is usually the first treatment we use for uterine sarcomas. Many women need only one operation because when we remove the tumor, we get information that helps in diagnosing and staging the disease. Surgery alone can cure uterine sarcoma if the tumor hasn’t spread
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Learn about active Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) clinical trials happening now at Memorial Sloan Kettering, where you may have access to treatments before they’re available elsewhere.
… Researchers are continually testing new treatments for MDS . Many of these studies originate at Memorial Sloan Kettering. The clinical trial process is designed to advance the current standard of care for MDS. Our doctors have led many of the clinical trials for drugs that are now considered part of
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can increase the risk of esophageal cancer. Learn more about symptoms, screening, and treatment for GERD.
… Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic condition that involves a backflow of stomach contents into the esophagus. This can happen when the sphincter muscle that separates the esophagus from the stomach does not function properly, or when pressure within the stomach is greater than that exerted
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In many cases, we are able to offer the latest in minimally invasive surgical techniques that minimize pain and shorten recovery time for thymoma and other thymic tumors.
… Rare tumors located in the chest next to vital structures such as the heart and lungs are best treated by physicians familiar with how they develop and which approaches have worked in the past. In many cases, the complexity involved in the management of these tumors requires specialized and coordinated
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Learn how MSK helps patients receive brain tumor treatment, identify symptoms and signs of brain tumors, and be aware of causes and risk factors.
… If you’ve been diagnosed with a brain tumor, you are facing many decisions — choices that can be overwhelming and hard. Where should you go for care? What’s your first step? At Memorial Sloan Kettering, our team of experts is dedicated to caring for people with brain tumors and finding new treatments
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Our doctors and researchers are constantly seeking new and improved treatments for salivary gland cancer through our program of clinical trials.
… Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering are constantly working to improve treatment for salivary gland cancer through research studies called clinical trials. Participating in a clinical trial may give you access to treatments that are not widely available elsewhere. A clinical trial may offer you additional
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Explore the many ways that MSK can help you physically, emotionally, spiritually, and otherwise once treatment for gallbladder cancer ends.
… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we know that even after you’ve finished gallbladder cancer treatments, you may still need our help. We’re committed to supporting you in every way we can — physically, emotionally, spiritually, and otherwise — for as long as you need us. We’ve built a program designed for
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MSK is a major research institution. During your treatment for multiple myeloma, your care team may ask if you want to join a clinical trial.
… MSK is a major research institution. During your treatment for multiple myeloma, your care team may ask if you want to join a clinical trial. What is a clinical trial? Clinical trials are research studies that test new treatments, procedures, or devices to see how well they work. They are an important
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Male breast cancer is rare, but our researchers are conducting research aimed specifically at treating men with this disease.
… Historically, treatment for male breast cancer has been adapted from what we learn about research looking at breast cancer in women. But thanks in part to new studies that have found molecular differences between breast cancers in men and women, our clinical investigators are beginning to study the unique