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Memorial Sloan Kettering experts care for brain tumor patients with powerful and precise radiation therapy. Learn about the types of radiation therapy and the steps we take to minimize side effects.

… Radiation therapy works by shrinking or killing the cancerous cells that make up a brain tumor. Your treatment team may recommend radiation therapy as a primary treatment for your tumor, or suggest it be combined with surgery, chemotherapy, or both. Radiation is also used for tumors that come back after

Led by our leukemia experts, MSK has a surveillance program just for people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Surveillance means to actively monitor. It’s not the same as no treatment.

… Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancer. White blood cells called lymphocytes (LIM-foh-sites) are cells that are part of our immune system that help the body fight off infection. Patients with CLL have too many abnormal lymphocytes.  They may also have enlarged lymph nodes and spleens.

From papillary thyroid cancer to follicular thyroid cancer, find out about the different types of cancer that can develop in the thyroid.

… Doctors around the world now recognize that thyroid cancer is not one disease. It’s in fact several conditions, each with important differences when it comes to: how the cancer develops what the prognosis is which treatment will be most effective MSK researchers and doctors helped make many of the important

Learn about kidney cancer (renal cell cancer), and how Memorial Sloan Kettering specialists can help in diagnosing and treating this disease.

… About Kidney Cancer Primary kidney cancer is a malignant (cancerous) tumor that starts in your kidneys. Kidney cancer is the 8th most common cancer in the United States. Nearly 75,000 people are diagnosed with this disease each year. Most kidney tumors are found by chance after you have imaging of the

We offer a variety of support services to help people with metastatic brain tumors.

… After recovery from brain tumor treatment, it can be hard to get back to your normal life. The experts at MSK’s  Adult Survivorship Program  are here to help as you explore your next steps. We offer services and support to help you and your loved ones prepare for life after treatment. Rehabilitation

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

Browse the variety of support services we offer children with retinoblastoma and their families at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we understand it can be overwhelming for a child and family to live with cancer. Our retinoblastoma experts understand the symptoms and side effects of treatment , including social and psychological aspects of therapies and recovery . Many children have received treatment

If you’ve been diagnosed with leukemia, our doctors may be able to offer you leading-edge therapies not available anywhere else.

… Every person who comes to Memorial Sloan Kettering for leukemia treatment receives compassionate, personalized care from our expert disease management team. Although each patient has a primary doctor who coordinates his or her care, your team will include other doctors, as well as nurses and other specialists

Si le han diagnosticado leucemia, es posible que nuestros médicos puedan ofrecerle terapias de vanguardia que no están disponibles en ningún otro lugar.

… Cada persona que viene al Memorial Sloan Kettering para el tratamiento de la leucemia recibe atención personalizada y compasiva que le brinda nuestro equipo de expertos en manejo de enfermedades. Aunque cada paciente tiene un médico de cabecera que coordina su atención, su equipo incluirá a otros médicos