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If you or your loved one has been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is ready to help. Find a doctor or clinical trial, and learn about our approach to treating patients with this common form of skin cancer.

… Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common form of skin cancer in the United States. It accounts for about 15 percent of all skin cancers . The majority of squamous cell skin cancers are easily and successfully treated with current therapies. The three major types of skin cancer —  basal cell

Discover the variety of support services we offer to help children with pediatric blood disorders and their families at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… At MSK Kids, we understand how overwhelming the diagnosis of a blood or immune disorder in a child can be for your whole family. Our team members are skilled in identifying and addressing the symptoms and possible side effects of treatment , including their social and psychological impact on your child

Learn how radioactive iodine treatment lowers the risk that thyroid cancer will come back after surgery. RAI can also help treat thyroid cancer that has spread.

… Radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment involves swallowing a capsule or liquid form of radioactive iodine that thyroid cells take up (absorb), destroying them. It’s effective because healthy cells in the body don’t usually absorb the radioactive iodine. Most people with thyroid cancer get just one or two

Learn more about how our hematologists and other experts diagnose and treat myeloproliferative neoplasms, such as polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, myelofibrosis, and others.

… Myeloproliferative neoplasms include polycythemia vera, myelofibrosis, essential thrombocythemia, and eosinophilia. At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we have world-class expertise in diagnosing and treating blood cancers and other rare blood disorders. Raajit K. Rampal, MD, PhD Raajit K. Rampal Director,

The stage of appendix cancer is determined by the size of the tumor and whether it has spread. Carcinoid tumors and carcinomas are staged differently.

… If a tumor is found, your doctor will determine its stage by judging its size and how far it has progressed. The cancer can be localized (which means it has not spread outside of the appendix), regional (spread to lymph nodes, tiny bean-shaped organs that help the body fight infections), and metastatic

What is stenosis of the trachea? Memorial Sloan Kettering provides treatment for tracheal stenosis, a narrowing of the trachea that can result from cancer treatment, external injury, or infection, or as a result of an autoimmune disorder.

… Tracheal stenosis, including subglottic stenosis, is a narrowing of the trachea that causes breathing problems. It can develop when scar tissue forms in a person’s trachea due to prolonged intubation — when a breathing tube is inserted into the trachea to help maintain breathing during a medical procedure

MSK’s experts are among the most experienced in the nation at treating cancer that started in the gallbladder. Learn about our approach to care.

… Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation or a combination of these may be used treat gallbladder cancer. Depending on the stage of the disease, your MSK care team will determine the most appropriate treatment plan for you. Surgery Surgery is the preferred treatment for gallbladder cancer and offers the best

Learn about thyroid cancer and your options for diagnosis and treatment from the specialized team at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… VIDEO | 02:44 Learn about our approach to thyroid cancer care. Meet our thyroid cancer specialists and learn about our approach to care. Video Details If you’ve been diagnosed with thyroid cancer or told you’re at high risk for it, you’re probably facing many decisions — choices that can be overwhelming

… Are you thinking about joining our program? Here’s what you need to know to help you decide. What is the Pancreatic Cancer Screening and Risk Evaluation Program? This program is for people who have a higher risk of getting pancreatic cancer. It is co-led by Dr. Vineet Rolston and Dr. Mengmeng Du . The

Learn about active thymoma and thymic tumor clinical trials happening now at Memorial Sloan Kettering, where you may have access to treatments before they’re available elsewhere.

… Currently, Memorial Sloan Kettering offers the only clinical trial worldwide for people with an advanced but potentially operable thymoma. The trial is part of the effort by our Thymoma Working Group to establish diagnosis and treatment standards for these cancers as well as for thymic tumors and thymic