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Lea nuestras pautas de detección del melanoma y descubra cómo la fotografía en 3D está mejorando nuestra capacidad para detectar esta grave enfermedad.

… What is My Risk for Melanoma? A risk factor is anything that increases your chance of getting a disease, such as cancer. Melanoma Risk Factors Learn about the risk factors for melanoma. Melanoma Screening for People With Symptoms or Risk Factors MSK melanoma experts recommend regular screening for people

The best treatment for your child's germ cell or sex cord stromal tumor depends on a few things, such as the tumor type, grade, and stage.

… The best treatment for your child’s germ cell tumor (GCT) or sex cord stromal tumor depends on a few things. We look at the tumor type and its grade (how the cells appear). We also look at tumor stage. Staging is part of the diagnosis process. It tells you whether a tumor has spread to lymph nodes or

Use our online nomogram to calculate the risk of cancer recurrence following surgery for renal cell carcinoma. Results can help physicians and patients make important treatment decisions.

… Our renal cell carcinoma nomogram is an online tool that can be used to predict the likelihood that a patient’s kidney cancer will not recur at five years after surgery, following a new diagnosis. Who Can Use This Tool? This nomogram was designed to be used by physicians and people with renal cell carcinoma

People who have received chemotherapy and radiation for other cancers have a slightly increased risk of developing myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

… Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) has a few known risk factors: People who have already had chemotherapy or radiation treatment for cancer have an increased risk of therapy-related MDS. This is because chemotherapy drugs and radiation therapy can damage the stem cells in the bone marrow. When chemotherapy

Learn more about and meet MSK's team of stomach cancer doctors, surgeons and other specialists, who will shape a customized treatment approach for you.

… MSK is known for its team of gastric cancer experts in surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Your care team of stomach cancer experts work together to give you the best possible cancer care. MSK sees more people with gastric cancer than any other cancer center in the United States. Each year, our gastric

Learn how we use diagnostic tests to determine the stage of pancreatic cancer, which in turn helps us shape the best treatment plan for you.

… Staging is part of the cancer diagnosis process. It tells us if the cancer has spread, and how far. The stage also tells us about the tumor’s location. Diagnostic tests tell us whether a cyst is benign (not cancer), a precancerous lesion, or a malignant (cancer) tumor. If the tumor is cancer, the information

Learn about Brachytherapy, which is an internal form of radiation therapy pioneered at MSK, in which radioactive seeds are implanted near the site of the tumor.

… Brachytherapy is an internal form of radiation therapy , pioneered at MSK, in which radioactive seeds are implanted near the site of the tumor. These procedures are performed as outpatient treatments under anesthesia. Most patients go home the same day as the procedure. Request an Appointment Call 800

Obtenga información sobre la braquiterapia, que es una forma interna de radioterapia, que se inició en MSK, en la que se implantan semillas radioactivas cerca del sitio del tumor.

… La braquiterapia es una forma interna de radioterapia , que se inició en MSK, en la que se implantan semillas radioactivas cerca del sitio del tumor. Estos procedimientos se realizan como tratamientos para pacientes ambulatorios bajo anestesia. La mayoría de los pacientes se van a casa el mismo día del

Achalasia is chronic condition that can increase the risk for developing esophageal cancer.

… Achalasia is a chronic condition that can increase the risk for developing esophageal cancer. It occurs when the valve between the esophagus and the stomach does not open properly and the esophageal pump does not push food down, allowing it to collect within the esophagus. This promotes enlarging and

Discover how retinoblastoma risk increases based on family history and learn about other risk factors at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… This chart shows the likelihood that a parent will give retinoblastoma to a child. Chart explaining the likelihood that a child will develop retinoblastoma if a parent had it. Ninety percent of all children who develop  retinoblastoma  are the first person in their family to have eye cancer. It is hard