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Our doctors pioneered the standard approaches for treating CML, and depending on the stage of your disease may recommend imatinib, nilotinib, dasatinib, or other targeted therapies.

… Advances in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia are giving new hope to patients. Our doctors base their treatment approach on a number of factors, including the number of blasts in the bone marrow, any chromosomal abnormalities, and your overall health. Treatment for Chronic Phase CML Three drugs

Nuestros médicos fueron pioneros en los enfoques convencionales para el tratamiento de la leucemia mieloide crónica y, según la etapa de su enfermedad, pueden recomendar imatinib, nilotinib, dasatinib u otras terapias dirigidas.

… Los avances en el tratamiento de la leucemia mieloide crónica están dando nuevas esperanzas a los pacientes. Nuestros médicos basan su método de tratamiento en una serie de factores, incluida la cantidad de blastos en la médula ósea, cualquier anomalía cromosómica y la salud del paciente en general.

We’re here as long as you need us. Learn about counseling and support services for patients and survivors.

… We’re committed to helping you in every way we can — physically, emotionally, spiritually, and otherwise — for as long as you need us. We’re also here for your family. Our Adult Survivorship Program has support groups, follow-up programs, educational programming and materials, and more. Plus, our Resources

Pancreatic cancer is a disease caused by abnormal (not normal) cells growing in the pancreas, an organ that helps with digestion and blood sugar control.

… Pancreatic cancer is a disease caused by abnormal (not normal) cells growing in the pancreas, an organ that helps with digestion and blood sugar control. Does MSK have screening guidelines for pancreatic cancer? Our experts do not recommend pancreatic cancer screening for most people. Studies have not

Aldosteromas are a type of adrenal tumor that causes Conn syndrome. The most common symptoms are high blood pressure and lower potassium levels.

… This type of benign adrenal tumor produces too much of the hormone aldosterone and causes a condition called Conn syndrome , or hyperaldosteronism , which raises blood pressure and lowers potassium level. In addition to high blood pressure that’s difficult to bring under control, aldosteronomas may cause

Learn about all of the different neuroblastoma treatment options and pioneering therapies available to you at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

… Once we know the stage of your child’s neuroblastoma, we’ll speak with you about the best treatments. At MSK Kids, your child has access to every type of neuroblastoma treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapies with antibodies, cancer vaccines, T-cells and NK-cells

Brain metastases (secondary brain cancer) is when cancer spreads to the brain from another part of the body. Learn more about symptoms and treatment at MSK.

… What is Brain Metastases? Brain metastases, or metastatic brain cancer, is when cancer spreads to the brain from another part of the body. Also known as secondary brain cancer, it’s much more common than primary brain cancer , which starts in the brain.  Because brain metastases is hard to treat, MSK

Learn more about neurofibromatosis symptoms and diagnosis and discover how MSK is providing treatment for people with this genetic condition.

… What are neurofibromatosis and schwannomatosis? Neurofibromatosis (NOOR-oh-FY-broh-muh-TOH-sis) and schwannomatosis (shwah-NOH-muh-TOH-sis) are rare genetic conditions. They make it more likely you will get tumors. Many of these tumors are not cancer. But they can harm you. These tumors can make you

Explore how we use chemotherapy, including hepatic arterial infusion therapy, to treat primary liver cancer.

… Chemotherapy uses chemical substances to destroy cancer cells wherever they are in the body. Depending on your particular situation, we may recommend chemotherapy before surgery to help shrink your liver tumor. This is called adjuvant therapy . Chemotherapy can also help in lowering the risk that the

Learn how our doctors combine their expertise with state-of-the-art treatments for people with metastatic brain tumors.

… To create your treatment plan, our experts assess the number and location of tumors and your overall health. We may recommend surgery ,  radiation , or a combination to treat your disease. Most brain metastases do not get better with chemotherapy, so we rarely recommend it. Your Treatment Plan Before