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  • Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL)

    Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is an aggressive type of acute myeloid leukemia. Learn more about APL and how it’s diagnosed.

    … Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is an aggressive type of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) . It happens when there are too many of the blood-forming cells called promyelocytes in the blood and bone marrow. A buildup of promyelocytes leads to a shortage of other kinds of blood cells, including red cells

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  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome (Preleukemia)

    Learn more about myelodysplastic syndrome and how our team of experts at Memorial Sloan Kettering treats it.

    … Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), also known as preleukemia, is another type of acquired bone marrow failure syndrome. It is most often diagnosed in adults but can develop in children and young adults after aplastic anemia or certain cancer treatments . In people with MDS, the bone marrow makes fewer red

  • Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma) Symptoms

    The first symptoms of acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) may be changes in your hearing and balance. Learn more about other common signs of this condition.

    … Many people with acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) first notice changes in their hearing and balance. As the tumor grows, it may press on your brain stem and other nerves in your brain and worsen these symptoms. The symptoms can include: gradual hearing loss on one side tinnitus (ringing in the

  • Living Beyond Bone Cancer

    Visit our Survivorship Center to learn more about our services for cancer survivors and their families, including support groups, follow-up programs, and more.

    … At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 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

  • Living Beyond Male Breast Cancer

    We’re here for as long as you need us. Learn about the counseling and support services we offer our patients and survivors.

    … 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

  • Follow-Up Care & Support for Liver Cancer

    Discover how coordinated care from MSK liver cancer experts can help you get a high quality of life for many more years than was possible in the past.

    … When you’re a patient at MSK, we believe in staying with you through the whole process and beyond, even after your treatments have ended. Liver cancer usually affects several organs in the body and can be difficult to control. Once we complete the treatment part of your care together, we’ll want to follow

  • Radiation Therapy for Male Breast Cancer

    Radiation therapy may be used after a mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery to destroy cancer cells that remain in the breast, chest wall, or underarm area.

    … Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays or particles to kill cancer cells. It may be used after surgery to destroy any cancer cells that remain in the breast, chest wall, or underarm area. If a patient needs chemotherapy after surgery, he also may receive radiation treatment once chemotherapy is completed

  • Rathke’s Cleft Cyst

    Learn about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Rathke’s cleft cyst, a pituitary condition that some people are born with.

    … Rathke’s cleft cyst is a benign (not cancer), fluid-filled growth that usually develops between the two lobes of the pituitary gland at the base of the brain. In embryonic development, the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland develops from a saclike structure known as Rathke’s pouch. The cyst is thought

  • Primary and Secondary CNS Lymphoma

    There are two types of central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma: primary CNS lymphoma and secondary CNS lymphoma. Learn about them here.

    … There are two types of central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma: Primary CNS lymphoma begins in the nervous system and is confined to the brain, spine, cerebrospinal fluid (the liquid around the brain and spinal cord), and eyes. Secondary CNS lymphoma begins in another part of the body and later spreads