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Surgery is an important part of diagnosis and treatment for endometrial (uterine) cancer and may cure the illness in women who have the disease in an early stage.
… Pioneer approach for determining where gynecologic cancers are likely to spread first MSK surgeons pioneered an approach for determining where gynecologic cancers are likely to spread first, allowing them to remove a much smaller number of lymph nodes and reduce the complications of surgery in women
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For people with bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) who cannot be treated with surgery, our doctors use minimally invasive procedures to ease pain and discomfort.
… Many people are not candidates for surgery by the time bile duct cancer is diagnosed. However, minimally invasive, image-guided procedures can help improve their quality of life by allowing bile to flow through or drain out of a bile duct that is blocked by a tumor. Our surgeons and experts in interventional
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Our doctors and researchers are constantly seeking new and improved treatments for soft tissue sarcoma through our program of clinical trials.
… Memorial Sloan Kettering doctors are constantly working to improve treatment for people with soft tissue sarcoma through clinical trials. Participating in a clinical trial may give you access to treatments that are not widely available elsewhere. These studies may offer additional options if the cancer
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… Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have powerful chemotherapy drugs attached to antibodies. They recognize tumors and deliver the chemotherapy right to them. ADCs have 3 parts: An antibody that binds to certain proteins or receptors on the surface of the cancer cell. A drug, such as chemotherapy, that can
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Osteosarcoma
Learn how our researchers are finding new ways to treat osteosarcoma, and search our database of clinical trials at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
… MSK Kids has multiple clinical trials assessing new therapies for osteosarcoma. One of them is looking at a treatment that boosts the power of the immune system against osteosarcoma that has spread. This immunotherapy has helped children with a cancer called neuroblastoma. It is our hope that it can
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Explore the ways that Memorial Sloan Kettering can help you physically and emotionally cope with having secondary liver cancer.
… Fighting cancer can be overwhelming. Our experts are skilled in identifying and treating symptoms and complications that can develop with the treatment of liver metastases. We also have services to help you cope with the emotional and psychological aspects of living with secondary liver cancer. Rehabilitation
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We’re here for as long as you need us. Learn about the counseling and support services we offer our patients and survivors.
… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we know that even after you’ve finished your 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 cancer
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Discover how coordinated care from MSK liver cancer experts can help you get a high quality of life for many more years than was possible in the past.
… When you’re a patient at MSK, we believe in staying with you through the whole process and beyond, even after your treatments have ended. Liver cancer usually affects several organs in the body and can be difficult to control. Once we complete the treatment part of your care together, we’ll want to follow
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Liver Cancer and Tumors in Children
See the innovative treatments and clinical trials available to children with liver cancer at MSK Kids.
… At MSK Kids, your child may be able to take part in a clinical trial, also known as a clinical research study. In a clinical trial, doctors study new treatments to find out if they are more effective than current treatments. Nearly every pediatric cancer treatment used today exists because of a clinical
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Our radiation therapy experts can use such approaches as IMRT and brachytherapy to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors in women with endometrial (uterine) cancer.
… If endometrial (uterine) cancer has spread to the opening of the uterus or beyond, your cancer care team may recommend radiation therapy — using x-rays or other high-energy waves — in addition to surgery and chemotherapy to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. We may advise that radiation be applied