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Browse the variety of support services we offer children with retinoblastoma and their families at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we understand it can be overwhelming for a child and family to live with cancer. Our retinoblastoma experts understand the symptoms and side effects of treatment , including social and psychological aspects of therapies and recovery . Many children have received treatment

If you’ve been diagnosed with leukemia, our doctors may be able to offer you leading-edge therapies not available anywhere else.

… Every person who comes to Memorial Sloan Kettering for leukemia treatment receives compassionate, personalized care from our expert disease management team. Although each patient has a primary doctor who coordinates his or her care, your team will include other doctors, as well as nurses and other specialists

Si le han diagnosticado leucemia, es posible que nuestros médicos puedan ofrecerle terapias de vanguardia que no están disponibles en ningún otro lugar.

… Cada persona que viene al Memorial Sloan Kettering para el tratamiento de la leucemia recibe atención personalizada y compasiva que le brinda nuestro equipo de expertos en manejo de enfermedades. Aunque cada paciente tiene un médico de cabecera que coordina su atención, su equipo incluirá a otros médicos

Learn about the warning signs of and treatment options for superficial spreading melanoma, the most common type of skin melanoma.

… Superficial spreading melanoma is a type of skin cancer. It begins 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.  Superficial spreading melanoma is the most common type

Conozca las señales de advertencia y las opciones de tratamiento para el melanoma de extensión superficial, el tipo más común de melanoma cutáneo.

… El melanoma de extensión superficial es un tipo de cáncer de piel. Comienza 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.  El melanoma de extensión superficial es el

If your child has been diagnosed with leukemia, Memorial Sloan Kettering is ready to help. Get answers to your questions, and learn about our approach to treatment.

… Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children. About 30 percent of all cancers that affect children and young adults are leukemia. It is most commonly diagnosed between ages 2 and 10. Leukemia begins in tissues that produce blood cells. The good news is that about 90 percent of children diagnosed

Depending on the stage of the cancer and your general health, treatment of an appendix tumor may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or a combination of therapies.

… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, treatment of appendix cancer depends on the stage of the cancer, the type of tumor, and your general health. Your team may include a surgical oncologist, who performs the surgery, and a medical oncologist, who prescribes and monitors chemotherapy. Radiation therapy is not

Use our online nomogram to calculate the risk that cancer has spread to the lymph nodes in patients with melanoma. Results can help in making important treatment decisions.

… Our melanoma nomogram is an online prediction tool that can be used to calculate the likelihood that cancer has spread to the lymph nodes in patients with melanoma. Who Can Use This Tool? This nomogram was designed to be used by physicians and people with melanoma. If you are a patient, we recommend

Learn about kidney cancer symptoms, which can include blood in the urine and unexplained pain in the lower back. If you have any of these symptoms of kidney cancer, talk with your healthcare provider.

… Kidney cancer is different from many other cancers. You may not notice any symptoms as the disease develops. For most people, it goes unnoticed for years. Many people only find out they have kidney cancer when a doctor is examining them for another condition. For example, if someone is having gallbladder

Discover how our neuroblastoma experts at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center work as a team to give your child the best quality of care possible.

… Our neuroblastoma experts — including five board-certified oncologists and five nurse practitioners singularly focused on treating neuroblastoma — work as a team to give your child the best possible outcome and quality of care possible. Our experts are among the best in the world, and we’ll do everything