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Treatment for male breast cancer may involve one or a combination of systemic therapies, including chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, or targeted therapies.
… Systemic therapy is a treatment given by mouth or injected into the bloodstream that can reach cancer cells anywhere in the body. Men with breast cancer may be treated with different types of systemic therapies. These include chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, targeted agents, or a combination of these.
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Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell Cancer)
Clinical trials evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new ways to diagnose and treat kidney cancer. Your treatment team can help you decide if a trial is right for you.
… Clinical trials are research studies that test new ways to treat your cancer. They test new treatments, procedures, or devices to see how well they work and whether they might be even more effective than the many standard strategies we already have established to treat kidney cancers. Clinical trials
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Memorial Sloan Kettering offers comprehensive support services for people with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors. We can help you address the challenges that can arise with treatment.
… To help patients manage some of the other issues that may arise as a result of neuroendocrine tumor diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up treatment, Memorial Sloan Kettering offers a wide range of programs, including: Integrative Medicine Service Our Integrative Medicine Service is designed to enhance
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We offer a variety of support services to help people with spinal cancer.
… If you’ve been through the challenges of spine tumor treatment , the next step after recovery can often be one of the scariest — getting back to your life, and living it on your terms. Spine tumors can cause pain, numbness, weakness, and loss of balance. These symptoms can affect how you do everyday
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Learn how Memorial Sloan Kettering uses advanced diagnostic techniques and state-of-the-art surgical procedures to help treat Merkel cell carcinoma.
… Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has the largest single-center experience with Merkel cell carcinoma of anywhere in the world. Our team includes practice-leading experts in surgery, pathology, radiation oncology, and medical oncology who use advanced diagnostic techniques and provide state-of-the-art
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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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Learn about the risk factors for developing thyroid cancer.
… A risk factor for thyroid cancer is a condition, behavior, or other part of your life that increases the likelihood of developing the disease. It’s important to understand what risk factors you have for developing thyroid cancer so that your doctors can decide which treatment approach will be most effective
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Explore the many ways that MSK can help you physically, emotionally, spiritually, and otherwise once treatment for gallbladder cancer ends.
… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we know that even after you’ve finished gallbladder 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
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Multiple Myeloma
MSK is a major research institution. During your treatment for multiple myeloma, your care team may ask if you want to join a clinical trial.
… MSK is a major research institution. During your treatment for multiple myeloma, your care team may ask if you want to join a clinical trial. What is a clinical trial? Clinical trials are research studies that test new treatments, procedures, or devices to see how well they work. They are an important