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Chemotherapy and targeted therapies may help you live longer and have fewer symptoms. Most often, these treatments are for people who have more advanced stomach cancer.

… Chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy may help you live longer and have fewer symptoms. Your MSK care team will decide if these treatments are best for you. Treatment will be based on your situation, the  stage of cancer , and biomarkers (tumor traits we test for). Chemotherapy : MSK oncologists

Our experts coordinate closely to find the most-effective approach to treating your advanced or complex skin cancer.

… We know that the most effective way to treat advanced basal cell, squamous cell, and other forms of unusual, aggressive, or metastasized skin cancers is to receive care at a comprehensive cancer center that focuses on treating the person as a whole and maintaining quality of life. And that’s exactly

Your immune system helps your body fight sickness by attacking bacteria or viruses. Immunotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses your immune system to fight and kill cancer cells.

… Your immune system helps your body fight sickness by attacking bacteria or viruses. Immunotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses your immune system to fight and kill cancer cells. T cells are part of your immune system. They are white blood cells that tell your body what it should fight. T cells usually

Learn about the different treatment options for women with endometrial (uterine) cancer, including surgery and radiation therapy.

… Recent progress in the development of new tools and surgical techniques has transformed the treatment of uterine (endometrial) cancer, resulting in greater surgical precision and fewer complications overall. At Memorial Sloan Kettering, outcomes following surgery for recurrent or advanced-stage disease

After being treated for esophageal cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering, you should continue to be monitored for any side effects or signs that the disease has returned.

… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, it’s one of our priorities to continue to check in with you once your active treatments are over. We want to be sure you’re healing well and managing any side effects of your treatment. We also need to watch for signs that your cancer is back. We offer complete follow-up

The symptoms of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) depend on which part of the body is affected. See what symptoms to watch for.

… The symptoms of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) depend on which part of the body is affected. Common Acute GVHD Symptoms There are several types of acute GVHD. Skin GVHD Acute GVHD of the skin can cause rash, redness, and itchiness. Less-common symptoms are blisters and skin sloughing or peeling. Gastrointestinal

Learn about Hemoglobinopathy disorders to help understand how patients with beta-thalassemia and sickle cell disease can receive supportive care, and in some cases, a cure through stem cell transplantation. Learn more at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… Red blood cells carry hemoglobin, a vital protein that delivers oxygen throughout the body. Disorders that affect hemoglobin are known as hemoglobinopathies. They are the most common inherited blood disorders and affect millions of people around the world. People with a low number of red blood cells

Through clinical trials at Memorial Sloan Kettering, you may have access to treatments for brain tumors before they’re available elsewhere. Learn more.

… Nearly every cancer treatment available today exists because of a clinical research study, also known as a clinical trial. In a clinical trial, doctors evaluate a new therapy or a therapy combination. They see if it is more effective than the best methods we use now. Your treatment team also can get

Our appendiceal cancer doctors, surgeons and other experts provide highly individualized care and personal attention at every step of the way during your diagnosis and treatment.

… If you have appendix cancer, the doctor, surgeons and other appendix cancer experts at Memorial Sloan Kettering will provide highly individualized care and personal attention at every step of the way during your diagnosis and treatment. Our experts see about 150 patients with various types of appendix