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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common chronic leukemia in adults. Therapies for CLL are improving and changing rapidly. Learn about treatments for CLL.

… What is chronic lymphocytic leukemia? Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common chronic leukemia in adults. About 20,000 people in the United States will develop CLL this year, according to the American Cancer Society. The average age at diagnosis is 72. The disease is twice as common in

La leucemia linfocítica crónica (LLC) es la leucemia crónica más común en adultos. Las terapias para la LLC están mejorando y cambiando rápidamente. Obtenga más información sobre los tratamientos para la LLC.

… ¿Qué es la leucemia linfocítica crónica? La leucemia linfocítica crónica (LLC) es la leucemia crónica más común en adultos. Según la Sociedad Americana contra el Cáncer, aproximadamente 20,000 personas en los Estados Unidos padecerán leucemia linfocítica crónica este año. La edad promedio en el momento

Learn about common risk factors for stomach cancer, and diet and lifestyle choices that may play a role in causing gastric cancer.

… A risk factor is anything that raises your chance of getting a disease, such as cancer. There are many risk factors for stomach (gastric) cancer. They include your lifestyle, genetic or inherited conditions, and problems that cause inflammation (swelling) in the stomach’s lining. If you have any of the

Learn how Memorial Sloan Kettering experts use novel radiation approaches to treat people with pancreatic cancer.

… Radiation therapy uses very precise high-energy beams to kill cancer cells. Radiation oncologists are cancer doctors with special training in using radiation to treat cancer.  We may recommend high-dose radiation for some people with pancreatic cancer who cannot have surgery. Most other hospitals do

Explore MSK clinical trials currently enrolling patients, one of the nation’s largest programs in primary liver cancer.

… Memorial Sloan Kettering has one of the nation’s largest clinical trial programs for people with liver cancer. We’re on the hunt for answers, continuously conducting research to find agents that improve how we care for people with primary liver disease. Sometimes we can offer you therapies that are not

MSK’s team of specialists will shape a treatment approach that makes sense for you. Learn more about our mesothelioma experts.

… Mesothelioma is a complicated illness. Because the number of patients we see in a year is among the highest in the United States, our doctors, surgeons and other experts have a very high level of familiarity and expertise in diagnosing and treating pleural mesothelioma, peritoneal mesothelioma, and other

Incidentalomas are a type of adrenal tumor, which are usually benign. The most common symptom is high blood pressure.

… This term is used to refer to tumors that are found unexpectedly during diagnostic testing for unrelated reasons, which happens often. Each year, CT or MRI scans of the abdomen reveal small adrenal cortex tumors in about 5 percent of people over age 50. While most incidentalomas are benign, a small percentage

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy is often given after surgery for early-stage bladder cancer to prevent the cancer from returning. Learn more about this treatment.

… Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (buh-SIH-lus KAL-met-gay-RIN) therapy is a type of immunotherapy that treats bladder tumors. It’s the most common kind of intravesical immunotherapy used to treat early-stage bladder cancer. Intravesical (IN-truh-VEH-sih-kul) is when the drugs go right into your bladder through

Memorial Sloan Kettering offers treatments for people who have just been diagnosed with central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma as well as for those whose disease has come back after initial treatment. Learn about the two phases of treatment.

… For people who have just been diagnosed with central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma, there are two phases of treatment: induction treatment, followed by consolidation treatment. During induction treatment, chemotherapy is used to shrink the tumor or tumors. Several chemotherapy drugs may be used. A drug

Learn why the outlook for people diagnosed with lymphoma at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is more promising today than ever before.

… Treatment for lymphoma may include radiation, chemotherapy, or a combination of both. It may also include immunotherapy or other new treatments. The treatment that is best for you will depend on many factors, such as the type of lymphoma you have and whether it has come back after previous treatment.