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Discover the variety of support services we offer to help children with pediatric blood disorders and their families at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… At MSK Kids, we understand how overwhelming the diagnosis of a blood or immune disorder in a child can be for your whole family. Our team members are skilled in identifying and addressing the symptoms and possible side effects of treatment , including their social and psychological impact on your child

Learn how radioactive iodine treatment lowers the risk that thyroid cancer will come back after surgery. RAI can also help treat thyroid cancer that has spread.

… Radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment involves swallowing a capsule or liquid form of radioactive iodine that thyroid cells take up (absorb), destroying them. It’s effective because healthy cells in the body don’t usually absorb the radioactive iodine. Most people with thyroid cancer get just one or two

Learn more about how our hematologists and other experts diagnose and treat myeloproliferative neoplasms, such as polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, myelofibrosis, and others.

… Myeloproliferative neoplasms include polycythemia vera, myelofibrosis, essential thrombocythemia, and eosinophilia. At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we have world-class expertise in diagnosing and treating blood cancers and other rare blood disorders. Raajit K. Rampal, MD, PhD Raajit K. Rampal Director,

Although gallbladder cancer is rare, certain factors, such as age, make a person more likely to develop the disease.

… It is not clear what causes gallbladder cancer. Certain factors make a person more likely to develop the disease. Gallbladder cancer usually affects older people (age 70 and above). Women are also much more likely than men to develop the disease. Gallbladder cancer is more common among Mexican Americans

Osteosarcoma is a rare form of bone cancer that usually develops before age 30. Learn about its symptoms and risk factors, plus how this cancer develops.

… Care for the Most Common Bone Cancer in Children Osteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer in children, teens, and young adults. About half of people with osteosarcoma have a tumor near the knee. Osteosarcoma is found in about 400 young people in the United States each year, most often during

Find out how MSK uses radiation therapy to shrink or kill liver tumor cells.

… Radiation therapy can shrink or kill tumor cells. At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we may recommend this approach if you have a primary liver tumor that can’t be removed with surgery. It can be used alone or in combination with chemotherapy or other treatments. Both image-guided radiation therapy and respiratory

Learn how we use the latest techniques and state-of-the-art equipment to identify even the most uncommon forms of lymphoma.

… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we use the latest techniques and state-of-the-art equipment to identify and characterize even the most uncommon forms of lymphoma. Before you start any treatment, we’ll want to be sure that we have a clear and complete understanding of what exactly is making you sick. To

MSK offers advanced methods for detecting, diagnosing, and treating bone cancer. Learn more about our approach to bone cancer treatment.

… Primary bone cancer, which begins in the bone itself (rather than spreading from another part of the body), is quite rare. It can grow in any of the bones in the body. Certain types emerge most often in the long bones of the arms and legs, while others occur most often in the pelvis, legs, ribs, and

Learn about the sophisticated radiation therapy options Memorial Sloan Kettering experts can use to treat acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma).

… Radiation therapy can shrink or kill acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) cells. We may recommend radiation based on your symptoms, the size or shape of your tumor, your age, and other health problems. Radiation may also be recommended if your tumor is in a location that makes it difficult to remove

Discover how our team of doctors combine their expertise with state-of-the-art treatments for children with Ewing sarcoma. Learn more at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

… Treatment Customized to Your Child’s Needs Your child’s care plan takes into account if and how far the cancer has spread. At MSK Kids, we usually begin treating Ewing sarcoma with anticancer drugs to shrink the tumor, followed by surgery to remove it. Some children also receive radiation therapy to