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We have a team of experts from several medical specialties work together to provide the highest-quality care for people with all types of histiocytosis.

… Why should I choose MSK doctors to treat histiocytosis? Experience. Doctors at MSK care for more adults with histiocytosis than any other hospital in the nation. Our MSK Kids team is very experienced at caring for children with this disease. The right diagnosis.  We’re experts in spotting the symptoms

Our melanoma surgeons are ready to help with compassionate care and the most-advanced sophisticated options available. Read about our approach and how we can help.

… Surgery is often the best option to cure early-stage melanoma (melanoma that hasn’t spread to other areas of the body). It can also be used to treat more advanced disease.  At MSK, our patients benefit from the expertise of highly trained surgeons who specialize in the disease. These experts are helping

Nuestros cirujanos especialistas en melanoma están listos para ayudar con una atención compasiva y las opciones sofisticadas más avanzadas disponibles. Lea sobre nuestro enfoque y cómo podemos ayudar.

… La cirugía suele ser la mejor opción para curar el melanoma en fase inicial (melanoma que no se ha diseminado a otras zonas del cuerpo). También se puede utilizar para tratar la enfermedad más avanzada.  En MSK, nuestros pacientes se benefician de la experiencia de cirujanos altamente capacitados que

Learn how our specialists use their extensive experience in caring for people with uterine sarcomas to find the best treatment approach for you.

… Memorial Sloan Kettering specialists have extensive experience in chemotherapy and hormone therapy for uterine sarcomas. We can help identify the best treatment approach for you. Chemotherapy for Uterine Sarcomas Chemotherapy uses drugs to destroy cancer cells or to stop or slow their growth. We may

People who have multiple myeloma should be regularly and closely monitored for changes in the status of their disease.

… Life after cancer can be filled with changes you did not expect. Our survivorship team is here to lead you through those changes. They will be your guide to living beyond cancer. Caring for you after cancer treatment is part of MSK’s focus on supporting the whole person. Our goal is to improve your quality

Learn more about melanoma in people with dark or black skin and how MSK treats the most common types of skin cancer, such as acral and mucosal melanoma, in people with dark complexions.

… Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that develops most often in fair skin. That may explain the common belief that people of color are at low or no risk for melanoma. In fact, melanoma can develop in any color skin, including black, brown, and olive.   In people of color, melanoma is often diagnosed at

Obtenga más información sobre el melanoma en personas de piel oscura o negra y sobre cómo MSK trata los tipos más comunes de cáncer de piel, como el melanoma acral y de mucosas, en personas con tez oscura.

… El melanoma es un tipo de cáncer de piel que se presenta con más frecuencia en la piel clara. Eso puede explicar la creencia común de que las personas de color tienen un riesgo bajo o nulo de melanoma. De hecho, el melanoma puede aparecer en cualquier color de piel, incluidos negro, marrón y oliva.  

Learn about the innovative ways chemotherapy is given for glioma at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… Chemotherapy is given through an injection or as a pill to kill or slow down the growth of cancer cells. The chemotherapy drug temozolomide (Temodar ® ) is usually given along with radiation to treat gliomas. This drug is taken as a pill. It sensitizes tumors to the radiation, making it more effective

Surgery (gastrectomy) is a common treatment for stomach cancer, most often when the condition is in an early stage.

… Stomach cancer surgery is a common treatment for stomach cancer. Surgery often is the best treatment for early-stage stomach cancer. MSK surgeons are experts in surgery methods that do less harm to your body. The traditional method of surgery is called open surgery. This is when one long incision (cut

Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine carcinomas are rare tumors, but Memorial Sloan Kettering experts have experience treating both large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma and small cell carcinoma. Learn about diagnosis and treatments including surgery, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy.

… A few neuroendocrine tumors found in the gastrointestinal tract are made of fast-growing, poorly differentiated cancer cells, and respond to different treatments than those used for carcinoid tumors. Despite their rare occurrence in the gastrointestinal tract, doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering have