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Leukemia in Children
Learn how our researchers are finding new ways to treat pediatric leukemias, and search our database of clinical trials at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
… Clinical trials have formed the foundation of virtually every advance made in cancer care. Trials can offer hope when standard therapies are no longer effective. MSK Kids offers a range of clinical trials assessing investigational approaches for children with leukemia. We have trials for cancer that
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Spine Tumors & Spinal Cancer
Learn about and meet MSK's spine cancer and spinal tumor doctors, surgeons and other experts who work together to develop a personalized care plan for you from diagnosis through treatment.
… Meet the spine cancer spinal tumor doctors, surgeons and other specialists at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Spine Tumor Center who work together to customize a plan of care that fits your unique needs. Throughout your treatment , you may meet multiple specialists in one day. These meetings ensure that
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We’re here as long as you need us. Learn about counseling and support services for patients and survivors.
… We’re committed to helping you in every way we can — physically, emotionally, spiritually, and otherwise — for as long as you need us. We’re also here for your family. Our Adult Survivorship Program has support groups, follow-up programs, educational programming and materials, and more. Plus, our Resources
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Learn about all of the different neuroblastoma treatment options and pioneering therapies available to you at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
… Once we know the stage of your child’s neuroblastoma, we’ll speak with you about the best treatments. At MSK Kids, your child has access to every type of neuroblastoma treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapies with antibodies, cancer vaccines, T-cells and NK-cells
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Brain Metastases
Brain metastases (secondary brain cancer) is when cancer spreads to the brain from another part of the body. Learn more about symptoms and treatment at MSK.
… What is Brain Metastases? Brain metastases, or metastatic brain cancer, is when cancer spreads to the brain from another part of the body. Also known as secondary brain cancer, it’s much more common than primary brain cancer , which starts in the brain. Because brain metastases is hard to treat, MSK
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Neurofibromatosis and Schwannomatosis
Learn more about neurofibromatosis symptoms and diagnosis and discover how MSK is providing treatment for people with this genetic condition.
… What are neurofibromatosis and schwannomatosis? Neurofibromatosis (NOOR-oh-FY-broh-muh-TOH-sis) and schwannomatosis (shwah-NOH-muh-TOH-sis) are rare genetic conditions. They make it more likely you will get tumors. Many of these tumors are not cancer. But they can harm you. These tumors can make you
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Explore how we use chemotherapy, including hepatic arterial infusion therapy, to treat primary liver cancer.
… Chemotherapy uses chemical substances to destroy cancer cells wherever they are in the body. Depending on your particular situation, we may recommend chemotherapy before surgery to help shrink your liver tumor. This is called adjuvant therapy . Chemotherapy can also help in lowering the risk that the
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Learn how our doctors combine their expertise with state-of-the-art treatments for people with metastatic brain tumors.
… To create your treatment plan, our experts assess the number and location of tumors and your overall health. We may recommend surgery , radiation , or a combination to treat your disease. Most brain metastases do not get better with chemotherapy, so we rarely recommend it. Your Treatment Plan Before
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Memorial Sloan Kettering is home to pathologists, oncologists, surgeons, and other physicians who specialize in diagnosing gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors accurately and developing a personalized treatment plan for each patient.
… At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, our doctors are working to improve the understanding and treatment of neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal system. Neuroendocrine tumors act quite differently — and, as a result, are managed differently — than other types of tumors. Making an accurate
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Pancreatic cancer is a disease caused by abnormal (not normal) cells growing in the pancreas, an organ that helps with digestion and blood sugar control.
… Pancreatic cancer is a disease caused by abnormal (not normal) cells growing in the pancreas, an organ that helps with digestion and blood sugar control. Does MSK have screening guidelines for pancreatic cancer? Our experts do not recommend pancreatic cancer screening for most people. Studies have not