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La prueba de PSA mide el nivel de una proteína producida por las células del cáncer de próstata en la sangre. Obtenga información sobre cómo se usa para diagnosticar el cáncer de próstata.
… NBC’s Al Roker Shares Important Message About Prostate Cancer Screening Al Roker, anchor of NBC’s TODAY, shared an update on his successful treatment for prostate cancer at MSK in a recent segment on the broadcast. Learn more La prueba de antígeno prostático específico (PSA) mide el nivel de una proteína
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At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we're dedicated to helping you get back to living your life after treatment for cervical cancer.
… 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 At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we know that even after you’ve finished your cancer
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Meet Memorial Sloan Kettering’s renowned team of salivary gland tumor doctors, surgeons and other experts who specialize in diagnosing, treating and caring for patients with salivary gland cancer.
… Memorial Sloan Kettering is home to a multidisciplinary team of compassionate doctors and other experts who specialize in treating salivary gland cancer. The team includes head and neck surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals
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Surgery is an important part of diagnosis and treatment for endometrial (uterine) cancer and may cure the illness in women who have the disease in an early stage.
… Pioneer approach for determining where gynecologic cancers are likely to spread first MSK surgeons pioneered an approach for determining where gynecologic cancers are likely to spread first, allowing them to remove a much smaller number of lymph nodes and reduce the complications of surgery in women
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For people with bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) who cannot be treated with surgery, our doctors use minimally invasive procedures to ease pain and discomfort.
… Many people are not candidates for surgery by the time bile duct cancer is diagnosed. However, minimally invasive, image-guided procedures can help improve their quality of life by allowing bile to flow through or drain out of a bile duct that is blocked by a tumor. Our surgeons and experts in interventional
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Explore the ways that Memorial Sloan Kettering can help you physically and emotionally cope with having secondary liver cancer.
… Fighting cancer can be overwhelming. Our experts are skilled in identifying and treating symptoms and complications that can develop with the treatment of liver metastases. We also have services to help you cope with the emotional and psychological aspects of living with secondary liver cancer. Rehabilitation
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Learn about the warning signs of lentigo maligna melanoma. Read about MSK’s particular expertise in diagnosing and treating this rare condition, which often develops on the face.
… Lentigo maligna (LM) and lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM) are types of skin cancer. They begin 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. LM refers to the early stage
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Obtenga información sobre las señales de advertencia del melanoma lentigo maligno. Lea sobre la experiencia particular de MSK en el diagnóstico y tratamiento de esta rara enfermedad, que a menudo se presenta en la cara.
… El lentigo maligno (LM) y el melanoma lentigo maligno (LMM) son tipos de cáncer de piel. Comienzan 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. LM es la fase inicial
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MSK doctors can help you with plasma cell disorders that are related to multiple myeloma.
… MGUS Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is a precancerous condition that can turn into multiple myeloma. People have low levels of myeloma cells or m-protein. There are no symptoms of myeloma or organ damage. If you have MGUS, there’s only a slight risk each year it will turn into
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… ComPreSs Knee Replacement A novel method to secure the replacement into the bone. This method promotes strengthening rather than thinning as occurs with other types of knee replacement. A rotating hinge knee joint replacement promotes better function and implant durability. ComPreSs Knee Replacement