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… Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have powerful chemotherapy drugs attached to antibodies. They recognize tumors and deliver the chemotherapy right to them. ADCs have 3 parts: An antibody that binds to certain proteins or receptors on the surface of the cancer cell. A drug, such as chemotherapy, that can
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Rare Blood Disorders
Blood disorders occur when the normal process of blood cell growth and development breaks down. This gives rise to excessive or abnormal cells in the blood or bone marrow. Find a doctor or clinical trial, and learn about our approach to treatment.
… When the normal process of blood cell growth and development breaks down, certain cell types can be produced in abnormally large quantities or in abnormal form. This gives rise to blood cancers or other blood disorders. The most common blood cancers include leukemias , lymphomas , and multiple myeloma
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Learn how we treat Wilms’ tumor at MSK Kids.
… Thanks to great strides that have been made in Wilms’ tumor treatment, today nearly 9 out of 10 children with Wilms’ tumor can be cured. MSK Kids most often treats Wilms’ tumor first with surgery to remove the affected kidney, then with chemotherapy and often radiation. The best treatment for your child
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Get a brief overview of the many different types of salivary gland tumors.
… Which type of salivary gland cancer you have depends on the type of cell where the cancer began. There are many different types of cells in the salivary glands, so there are many different types of salivary gland cancer. When you receive a diagnosis of salivary gland cancer, your doctor will tell you
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This information is about the Gastric Cancer Precursor Lesion Registry at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK). We’ll explain what it is, and why we invite you to join.
… About the Gastric Cancer Precursor Lesion Registry MSK is researching what causes gastric cancer in people who have risk factors for this cancer. A risk factor is anything that raises your chances of getting a disease. A precursor (pree-KER-ser) means something that is not yet cancer but can become cancer
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Find out how MSK specialists can help you stay healthy and manage any side effects from treatment for uterine sarcomas.
… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, it’s one of our priorities to continue to check in with you once your active treatments are over. We want to be sure you’re healing well and managing any side effects, and to watch for any signs that your cancer is returning. As part of our medical follow-up care for uterine
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Salivary Gland Cancer
Meet Memorial Sloan Kettering’s renowned team of salivary gland tumor doctors, surgeons and other experts who specialize in diagnosing, treating and caring for patients with salivary gland cancer.
… Memorial Sloan Kettering is home to a multidisciplinary team of compassionate doctors and other experts who specialize in treating salivary gland cancer. The team includes head and neck surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals
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Surgery is an important part of diagnosis and treatment for endometrial (uterine) cancer and may cure the illness in women who have the disease in an early stage.
… Pioneer approach for determining where gynecologic cancers are likely to spread first MSK surgeons pioneered an approach for determining where gynecologic cancers are likely to spread first, allowing them to remove a much smaller number of lymph nodes and reduce the complications of surgery in women
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For people with bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) who cannot be treated with surgery, our doctors use minimally invasive procedures to ease pain and discomfort.
… Many people are not candidates for surgery by the time bile duct cancer is diagnosed. However, minimally invasive, image-guided procedures can help improve their quality of life by allowing bile to flow through or drain out of a bile duct that is blocked by a tumor. Our surgeons and experts in interventional
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Explore the ways that Memorial Sloan Kettering can help you physically and emotionally cope with having secondary liver cancer.
… Fighting cancer can be overwhelming. Our experts are skilled in identifying and treating symptoms and complications that can develop with the treatment of liver metastases. We also have services to help you cope with the emotional and psychological aspects of living with secondary liver cancer. Rehabilitation