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MSK has many doctors and scientists who are studying the best ways to prevent and treat GVHD.

… MSK has many doctors and scientists who are studying the best ways to prevent and treat graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Much of this research is focused on methods to prevent GVHD by removing immune cells called T cells from the donor graft — a process known as T cell depletion. We are also evaluating

Learn how radiation therapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering can help control metastatic brain tumors.

… Radiation therapy is an important treatment for brain cancer. MSK experts use very advanced methods to deliver exact doses of radiation directly to brain tumors. This causes less harm to nearby healthy tissues.  If radiation therapy is right for you, we offer this treatment at MSK locations in Manhattan

Learn more about what role chromosomes play in developing chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

… Approximately 5,980 new cases of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) were diagnosed in the United States in 2014. The average age at diagnosis is 65, and the disease is slightly more common in men than women. In recent years, an increasing proportion of younger people have been diagnosed with CML, but the

Obtenga más información sobre la función que desempeñan los cromosomas en la aparición de la leucemia mieloide crónica (LMC).

… En 2014 se diagnosticaron aproximadamente 5980 casos nuevos de leucemia mieloide crónica (LMC) en los Estados Unidos. La edad promedio en el momento del diagnóstico es de 65 años y la enfermedad es un poco más frecuente en hombres que en mujeres. En los últimos años, a una proporción cada vez mayor de

The two most common tests that our doctors at MSK use to diagnosis stomach (gastric) cancer are endoscopy and barium X-ray.

… How do doctors know if you have stomach cancer? MSK diagnoses cancer using many new technologies that we developed or improved. We’re always researching ways to diagnose cancer with greater accuracy, which lets us improve treatment results. Learn more about  how we diagnose cancer . Before you start

Learn about the major types of leukemia in adults, and understand the differences between acute and chronic types of leukemias.

… Doctors categorize leukemia based on which type of white blood cell is involved — lymphocytes or myeloid cells — and whether the illness is developing very quickly ( acute disease ) or slowly over time ( chronic disease ). Treatment options depend on the type of leukemia you have. Lymphocytic leukemias

Obtenga más información sobre los principales tipos de leucemia en adultos y sobre las diferencias entre los tipos de leucemias agudas y crónicas.

… Los médicos clasifican la leucemia según el tipo de glóbulos blancos afectados ( linfocitos o células mieloides ) y si la enfermedad se está desarrollando muy rápidamente ( enfermedad aguda ) o lentamente con el tiempo ( enfermedad crónica ). Las leucemias linfocíticas se presentan a partir de células

Learn about symptoms of neuroblastoma.

… What are the symptoms of neuroblastoma? Neuroblastoma can cause symptoms such as: aches and pains fevers weight loss or poor appetite swelling of the belly (a distended abdomen) limping or difficulty walking These are common symptoms in children, and most of the time they pass on their own. However,

Surgery is an important part of treatment for esophageal cancer. It may be minimally invasive or a more traditional open surgery. Learn about what you can expect from common treatments.

… Surgery is an important part of treatment for many people with esophageal cancer, and our surgeons perform more than 120 operations for esophageal cancer each year — among the most of any center in the United States. Studies have shown that cancer centers that perform more surgeries have better results

See the innovative treatments and clinical trials available to children with liver cancer at MSK Kids.

… At MSK Kids, your child may be able to take part in a clinical trial, also known as a clinical research study. In a clinical trial, doctors study new treatments to find out if they are more effective than current treatments. Nearly every pediatric cancer treatment used today exists because of a clinical