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Adrenal tumors are not always cancer. If you or your loved one has been diagnosed with a tumor of the adrenal gland, Memorial Sloan Kettering is ready to help. Find a doctor or clinical trial, and learn about our approach to treatment.

… Adrenal tumors form in the adrenal glands. These two glands, located above the kidneys, are part of your endocrine system, which produces hormones that regulate different bodily functions. Each adrenal gland has a cortex (an outer layer) and a medulla (an inner region). The cortex releases hormones that

Our specialists are among the most experienced in the world in caring for people with brain tumors. Learn more about our approach.

… Every person who comes to Memorial Sloan Kettering for treatment of a brain tumor receives compassionate, personalized care from our expert disease management team. Your team will include doctors, nurses, and other experts whose sole focus is tumors arising in the brain. How We Care for You Our patients

To destroy any tumor cells that might remain after surgery for ovarian cancer, we often recommend that women receive chemotherapy or targeted therapy. Learn more.

… Chemotherapy is usually the first treatment for most women with ovarian cancer. Chemotherapy works by interrupting the growth of cancer cells. It is given either to shrink cancer cells before surgery, or to destroy any tumor cells that might be left behind after surgery. Usually chemotherapy is injected

Learn about the signs and symptoms of thyroid cancer. Some thyroid cancer symptoms include small, painless lumps in the front of the neck, hoarseness, and trouble swallowing.

… Many people with thyroid cancer don’t have any signs or symptoms of the disease. One symptom of thyroid cancer may be small, painless lumps or swellings called nodules in the front of the neck. Other symptoms can include: hoarseness trouble swallowing breathing problems pain in the throat or neck that

MSK has a team of experts, including doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, who specialize in caring for people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

… At MSK, we have a team of experts in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). This includes doctors, nurses, and pharmacists. These professionals specialize in caring for people with CLL. Our team looks for characteristics in the CLL cells that can help us create the most effective care plan for each individual

MSK cuenta con un equipo de expertos, que incluye médicos, enfermeros y farmacéuticos, que se especializan en el cuidado de personas que padecen leucemia linfocítica crónica.

… En MSK, contamos con un equipo de expertos en leucemia linfocítica crónica (LLC). Esto incluye médicos, enfermeros y farmacéuticos. Estos profesionales se especializan en el cuidado de personas con LLC. Nuestro equipo busca características en las células de LLC que pueden ayudarnos a crear el plan de

Treatment for bone cancer depends on the type, location, and size of the tumor. Learn about surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy for bone cancer.

… Every person who comes to Memorial Sloan Kettering for bone cancer treatment receives compassionate, personalized care. Your team will include doctors, nurses, and other experts whose sole focus is bone cancer. Specialists from all areas of bone cancer care — including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation

See what it is that bone marrow does and how it can lead to the development of disorders known as myeloproliferative neoplasms.

… Normally, the bone marrow makes blood stem cells. These immature cells become mature blood cells over time. A blood stem cell may become a myeloid stem cell or a lymphoid stem cell. A myeloid stem cell develops into one of three types of mature blood cells: a red blood cell, white blood cell, or platelet

Learn about how we support you — physically, emotionally, spiritually, and otherwise — even after your treatment ends.

… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we know that even after you’ve finished your 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 cancer

Learn what the signs and symptoms of liver cancer and tumors in children are, and how they are diagnosed at MSK Kids.

… What are the signs and symptoms of a pediatric liver cancer? The most common symptom of a childhood liver tumor is a lump or pain in the abdomen. The lump may be found during a child’s routine check-up.  Symptoms of liver cancer can become worse as the tumor gets bigger and may also include: swelling