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Find out how MSK uses radiation therapy to shrink or kill liver tumor cells.
… Radiation therapy can shrink or kill tumor cells. At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we may recommend this approach if you have a primary liver tumor that can’t be removed with surgery. It can be used alone or in combination with chemotherapy or other treatments. Both image-guided radiation therapy and respiratory
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Learn how we use the latest techniques and state-of-the-art equipment to identify even the most uncommon forms of lymphoma.
… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we use the latest techniques and state-of-the-art equipment to identify and characterize even the most uncommon forms of lymphoma. Before you start any treatment, we’ll want to be sure that we have a clear and complete understanding of what exactly is making you sick. To
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MSK offers advanced methods for detecting, diagnosing, and treating bone cancer. Learn more about our approach to bone cancer treatment.
… Primary bone cancer, which begins in the bone itself (rather than spreading from another part of the body), is quite rare. It can grow in any of the bones in the body. Certain types emerge most often in the long bones of the arms and legs, while others occur most often in the pelvis, legs, ribs, and
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Selected publications from our spine tumor experts
… Our Publications Visit PubMed for a full list of publications from our spine tumor experts Go » Below are selected publications from our spine tumor experts. Clicking on the name of the publication will take you to the reference and to the abstract in PubMed. 1 M. H. Bilsky, E. Lis, J. Raizer, H. Lee
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Through our Ewing Sarcoma clinical trials, you may have access to treatments before they are available elsewhere. Find out if a clinical trial is right for your child at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
… MSK Kids offers a range of clinical trials evaluating new approaches for children with Ewing sarcoma. Trials are available for newly diagnosed children and for those whose cancer has continued growing or come back after treatment. Some of our clinical trials are evaluating new drugs. Others are assessing
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Experts in MSK’s multidisciplinary Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Program treat children and adults with bone marrow failure disorders, providing compassionate care and long-term support at every stage.
… MSK is one of the world’s leading centers for treating children and adults with bone marrow failure. Our program is one of the oldest programs of its kind, internationally recognized for advancing care and research. We provide access to cutting-edge treatments for bone marrow failure and other cancer
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Our experts are ready to help with compassionate care and the most-advanced melanoma radiation options available. Read about our approach and how we can help.
… Radiation therapy is a treatment for melanoma that involves directing a beam of high-energy particles at a tumor. When the beam reaches the tumor, it destroys the cancer cells by damaging their DNA. Radiation therapy can be used in one of several ways to treat melanoma. It may be recommended after melanoma
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Nuestros expertos están listos para ayudar con la atención compasiva y las opciones de radiación de melanoma más avanzadas disponibles. Lea sobre nuestro enfoque y cómo podemos ayudar.
… La radioterapia es un tratamiento para el melanoma que consiste en dirigir un rayo de partículas de alta energía hacia un tumor. Cuando el rayo llega al tumor, destruye las células cancerosas al dañar el ADN. La radioterapia se puede utilizar de varias formas para tratar el melanoma. Se puede recomendar
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Learning you have a pancreatic cyst can be scary. Learn more about how Memorial Sloan Kettering experts can help you make the best choices, from surveillance to cyst removal.
… Learning you have a cyst in your pancreas can be scary, but these cysts may not harm you. Often, a pancreatic cyst does not need to be removed or treated. Still, it’s important to monitor (watch) the cysts carefully over time. This is called surveillance. If we see signs the cyst is having worrisome
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Learn about the complete process that doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering go through in determining a bone cancer diagnosis.
… If it’s suspected that you have bone cancer, one of our doctors will first discuss your personal and family medical history with you. We will then perform a complete medical examination and do some tests. Bone infections, noncancerous bone tumors, and other conditions may cause symptoms that could be