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Learn about clinical trials available at MSK Kids for children with kidney tumors.

… 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 evaluate a new treatment or combination of treatments to see if they are more effective than current treatments. Nearly every pediatric kidney tumor treatment used

Find out how we diagnose acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) with the help of hearing tests and MRI imaging scans.

… It can be challenging to diagnose acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma). This is in part because the signs and symptoms of an acoustic neuroma — such as hearing loss, ringing in the ear, and dizziness — can resemble complications of other diseases. When you come to MSK, your doctor has likely already

At Memorial Sloan Kettering, a multidisciplinary team of experts works together to confirm your diagnosis and determine the best treatment approach for you.

… Our multidisciplinary team of uterine cancer doctors and other experts includes specialists in oncology, gynecology, radiology, urology, and surgery. We use sophisticated imaging and laboratory tests to confirm your diagnosis and identify the characteristics of the tumor — and will then work together

How is prostate cancer treated? The approach depends on if the cancer has spread beyond the prostate. Learn more about MSK's approach for surgery, radiation therapy, and more.

… MSK can help you choose treatments that give the best chance to control or cure prostate cancer. There are treatments for newly diagnosed early-stage prostate cancer, for cancer that returned after treatment, and for advanced disease. We have made many advances in prostate cancer screening and treatment

¿Cómo se trata el cáncer de próstata? El enfoque depende de si el cáncer se ha diseminado fuera de la próstata. Obtenga más información sobre el enfoque de MSK para cirugía, radioterapia y más.

… MSK puede ayudarle a elegir los tratamientos que ofrecen las mejores posibilidades para controlar o curar el cáncer de próstata. Hay muchos tratamientos para las personas a las que les han diagnosticado cáncer de próstata en estadio temprano recientemente, para el cáncer que regresa después del tratamiento

Our team of specialists will shape a treatment approach that makes sense for you. Learn more about our primary bone cancer experts.

… We’ve been diagnosing and treating primary bone cancer for many decades. As with every type of cancer, we bring together specialists from all areas of bone cancer care to treat you. Our disease management team includes surgeons, medical oncologists, radiologists, radiation oncologists, and pathologists

If your child has been diagnosed with leukemia, Memorial Sloan Kettering is ready to help. Get answers to your questions, and learn about our approach to treatment.

… Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children. About 30 percent of all cancers that affect children and young adults are leukemia. It is most commonly diagnosed between ages 2 and 10. Leukemia begins in tissues that produce blood cells. The good news is that about 90 percent of children diagnosed

Find information about appendiceal cancer (appendix cancer), as well as Memorial Sloan Kettering’s approach to diagnosis and treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, or other techniques.

… Your appendix is a small organ, about the size of a finger. It is usually found near the area where the small bowel and the colon (large intestine) meet, not far from your right hip bone in the lower right area of your abdomen. Researchers do not know what the appendix does. Humans can live without the

Learn about this rare melanoma, how it’s treated, and why it can be challenging to diagnose.

… Spitzoid melanoma is a type of skin cancer. It begins when the melanocytes in the skin grow out of control and form tumors. Melanocytes are the cells responsible for making melanin, the pigment that determines the color of the skin. Spitzoid melanoma looks very much like an uncommon but benign skin mole

Obtenga información sobre este melanoma poco común, cómo se trata y por qué puede ser difícil de diagnosticar.

… El melanoma spitzoide es un tipo de cáncer de piel. Comienza cuando los melanocitos de la piel crecen sin control y forman tumores. Los melanocitos son las células encargadas de producir melanina, el pigmento que determina el color de la piel. El melanoma spitzoide se parece mucho a un lunar en la piel