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Our medical team and psychosocial team work together to minimize and treat the unavoidable physical side effects of lymphoma therapy, and to reduce the psychological and social impacts that a serious illness can have on a child and family. Learn more at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… Will my child have side effects? This is one of the most frequent questions we hear from parents and young people starting lymphoma treatment . The short answer is yes: There will be some side effects. The good news is that at MSK Kids, we tailor every child’s care plan to include the most-effective

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is treated differently than other forms of acute myeloid leukemia. Learn about how experts at MSK treat this type of blood cancer.

… Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is treated differently than other forms of acute myeloid leukemia . Many people with APL are first treated with a drug called all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA), also called tretinoin (Vesanoid®). ATRA is given in combination with another drug called arsenic trioxide (Trisenox

Learn about the signs of and treatment for angiosarcoma, a rare form of soft tissue sarcoma.

… Angiosarcoma is a form of soft tissue sarcoma . It is a rare cancer in which the cells that make up the lining of the blood vessels grow and multiply abnormally to form a tumor. Angiosarcoma is more common in people over 50. Where is angiosarcoma found? Angiosarcoma usually begins in the head and neck

Learn about how MSK neurosurgeons and other brain tumor experts care for people with meningioma.

… Meningioma is a typically slow-growing, noncancerous (benign) tumor that forms in the membranes that surround the brain on the inside of the skull. People with meningiomas generally have a good prognosis. But if meningioma grows back after treatment, it can become problematic, even life- threatening.

Effective treatment starts with the right diagnosis. Learn more about cervical cancer diagnosis and staging at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… Many women come to Memorial Sloan Kettering after they have had an abnormal Pap smear that indicates cancerous changes in the cervix during a routine visit to the doctor. When you come to us, our doctors will likely examine the cervix, take a biopsy of cervical tissue, and perform other tests to assess

Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeons provide expert, customized care to women with cervical cancer.

… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, our multidisciplinary team will devise a treatment strategy for you based on the stage of the cervical cancer, the size of the tumor, the surrounding tissues that may be affected, and whether the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. We also take into consideration

Learn about the warning signs of and treatment options for nodular melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin melanoma.

… Nodular melanoma is a type 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. Nodular melanoma is the second most common type of melanoma , accounting

Conozca las señales de advertencia y las opciones de tratamiento para el melanoma nodular, el tipo más agresivo de melanoma cutáneo.

… El melanoma nodular es un tipo 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 nodular es el segundo tipo más común de melanoma

Adrenal cortical carcinomas are very rare, malignant tumors. Symptoms may include sweating, headaches, high blood pressure, and elevated heart rate.

… These malignant, or cancerous, tumors start in the outer layer of the adrenal gland (the adrenal cortex). Although very rare — only 5 to 10 percent of all adrenal tumors are malignant — they’re often aggressive and can cause many symptoms and discomforts. Symptoms of these tumors include: weight gain

Learn about active clinical trials and research happening now at MSK for spine tumors, helping you get some treatments before it’s available elsewhere.

… As a patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering, you may be able to participate in a clinical research study, also known as a clinical trial. In a clinical trial, doctors evaluate a new therapy or a therapy combination to determine whether it is more effective than the current best approaches. A clinical trial