Search

Obtenga más información sobre el significado de los diferentes estadios del melanoma, así como sobre qué factores intervienen para determinar qué tan avanzado está un melanoma.

… La estadificación es parte del proceso de diagnóstico. Indica qué tan avanzado está el melanoma o si se ha diseminado. La estadificación también ayuda a su médico a decidir cómo proceder con el tratamiento y el seguimiento médico.  El médico le realizará un examen físico y revisará los resultados de

The interior of bone.

… Two white arrows pointing to a compact (hard) bone versus a cancellous (soft) bone.

We diagnose pediatric leukemias quickly by obtaining a comprehensive history and performing a medical examination. Learn more at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… The MSK Kids Approach to Diagnosing Leukemia Children and young adults with leukemia have the best chance of beating the disease when they receive an accurate diagnosis and start treatment as soon as possible. At MSK Kids, we use a quick and thorough approach to diagnose the cause of your child’s symptoms

MSK has ongoing clinical trials and other histiocytosis research.

… MSK is a major research institution. During your treatment for cancer, your care team may ask if you want to join a clinical trial. What is a clinical trial? Clinical trials are research studies that test new treatments, procedures, or devices to see how well they work. They are an important part of

Learn about our neurofibromatosis experts, including our neurology, neurosurgery, neuro-onology, pain, and rehabilitation specialists.

… MSK offers expert care for people with neurofibromatosis (NF), schwannomatosis, and NF2-related schwannomatosis. You may have to be treated by many types of doctors. It’s important to get treatment from a team that works closely together to coordinate your care. You often can get all your visits scheduled

Memorial Sloan Kettering experts treat all forms of cancer in people with HIV/AIDS, including various lymphomas and cancers of the anus, lung, and liver.

… As a comprehensive cancer center, Memorial Sloan Kettering has medical oncologists, infectious disease specialists, and other physicians with world-class expertise in diagnosing AIDS-related cancers. Our team includes specialists in cancer as well as infectious disease who have insight into the special

People with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (also called non-Hodgkin's lymphoma), have more options than ever before, from traditional chemotherapy to new drugs available through clinical trials.

… Request an Appointment Call 646-497-9137 We’re available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Make an Appointment Many treatment options are now available for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. These include traditional chemotherapy, targeted drugs, and novel therapies that are available only through clinical trials. At

Memorial Sloan Kettering specialists use CT, PET, and MRI scans to identify a brain tumor as well as determine its size, location, and grade (how quickly it’s growing). Find out more about how a brain tumor is diagnosed.

… Brain Cancer Diagnosis Procedures To properly treat a primary brain tumor, it’s crucial that we have an accurate diagnosis. There are approximately 125 types of brain tumors and the treatment for each type is in many cases unique. We’ll assess your condition and base a diagnosis on a number of factors

Chemotherapy is an important part of treatment for both adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. MSK esophageal cancer doctors are experts in determining which chemotherapy drugs give you the best chance to control your cancer.

… Chemotherapy is a drug, or combination of drugs, that goes through the body to kill cancer cells wherever they are. Chemotherapy is an important part of treating esophageal cancer because in most cases people only find the disease after it has spread to other organs. Chemotherapy drugs can shrink the