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Learn more about pediatric immunodeficiencies and treatment options available at Memorial Sloan Kettering Kids.
… If your child’s doctor talked with you about pediatric immunodeficiencies or primary immune deficiencies, MSK Kids has helpful information about these disorders. We understand that this may be a scary diagnosis for your child and family. You may have to make some difficult decisions. We offer information
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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, 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
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common chronic leukemia in adults. Therapies for CLL are improving and changing rapidly. Learn about treatments for CLL.
… What is chronic lymphocytic leukemia? Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common chronic leukemia in adults. About 20,000 people in the United States will develop CLL this year, according to the American Cancer Society. The average age at diagnosis is 72. The disease is twice as common in
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La leucemia linfocítica crónica (LLC) es la leucemia crónica más común en adultos. Las terapias para la LLC están mejorando y cambiando rápidamente. Obtenga más información sobre los tratamientos para la LLC.
… ¿Qué es la leucemia linfocítica crónica? La leucemia linfocítica crónica (LLC) es la leucemia crónica más común en adultos. Según la Sociedad Americana contra el Cáncer, aproximadamente 20,000 personas en los Estados Unidos padecerán leucemia linfocítica crónica este año. La edad promedio en el momento
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Learn about common risk factors for stomach cancer, and diet and lifestyle choices that may play a role in causing gastric cancer.
… A risk factor is anything that raises your chance of getting a disease, such as cancer. There are many risk factors for stomach (gastric) cancer. They include your lifestyle, genetic or inherited conditions, and problems that cause inflammation (swelling) in the stomach’s lining. If you have any of the
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Learn how Memorial Sloan Kettering experts use novel radiation approaches to treat people with pancreatic cancer.
… Radiation therapy uses very precise high-energy beams to kill cancer cells. Radiation oncologists are cancer doctors with special training in using radiation to treat cancer. We may recommend high-dose radiation for some people with pancreatic cancer who cannot have surgery. Most other hospitals do
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Find out how we’re committed to supporting you in every way we can — physically, emotionally, spiritually, and otherwise — for as long as you need us.
… VIDEO | 01:52 Learn About MSK's Adult Survivorship Program Dr. Ginger Gardner highlights the expert care people receive after they finish active cancer treatment and move into MSK's Adult Survivorship Program. Video Details When endometrial (uterine) cancer is discovered in its earliest, most treatable
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Our experts diagnose pediatric lymphomas by removing a portion of the tumor and examining it under a microscope. Learn more at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
… How is lymphoma diagnosed? The most-effective treatment starts with an accurate diagnosis. And the sooner treatment starts, the better chance your child will have of beating cancer. At MSK Kids, we have an efficient and thorough approach to diagnosing lymphoma. First, your child will have a biopsy. For
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Use our online nomogram to calculate prognosis after surgery for gastric carcinoma. Results can help physicians and patients make important treatment decisions.
… Our gastric carcinoma nomogram is an online tool. It can help patients and their doctors predict the results of your surgery for gastric cancer. This nomogram should only be used for people who had complete resection surgery. This surgery removes all tissue that has cancer. This tool can predict the
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MSK’s team of specialists will shape a treatment approach that makes sense for you. Learn more about our mesothelioma experts.
… Mesothelioma is a complicated illness. Because the number of patients we see in a year is among the highest in the United States, our doctors, surgeons and other experts have a very high level of familiarity and expertise in diagnosing and treating pleural mesothelioma, peritoneal mesothelioma, and other