“They described how they would take part of my tumor to make a personalized vaccine, and it sounded amazing,” Donna says. “My husband and I had a moment of concern about delaying chemotherapy, but all ...

It’s important to use your incentive spirometer after your surgery. Using an incentive spirometer: Helps your lungs expand so you can take deep, full breaths. Exercises your lungs and makes them ...

Learn what the different stages of melanoma mean, from stage 0 to stage 4 metastatic melanoma and what factors doctors use to determine how advanced a melanoma is.

Familiarize yourself with the risk factors for endometrial (uterine) cancer, such as genetic factors and obesity, and ways to help prevent the disease.

What is the CDU? The Clinical Decision Unit, also known as the CDU, is the observation unit of the Urgent Care Center (UCC). It’s where you can have short-term treatments and tests in a safe, ...

What is the Urgent Care Center? The Urgent Care Center (UCC) is a special treatment center for MSK patients. It’s located at our main hospital in Manhattan. The UCC is meant for urgent medical issues ...

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Identifying your pelvic floor muscles The first step in doing Kegel exercises is to identify your pelvic floor muscles. Think of these muscles as the same ones you would use to stop your stream of ...

Los marcadores de referencia son unos pequeños objetos de metal (más o menos del tamaño de un grano de arroz). Ayudan a sus proveedores de cuidados de la salud a alinear los rayos de radiación para as ...

Esta información lo ayudará a prepararse para su procedimiento de colocación de marcadores de referencia en la próstata. También se explica qué esperar antes, durante y después de su procedimiento. Se ...

I am a surgeon who has worked at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) for more than a decade. My focus is taking care of people who have been diagnosed with cancers of the head and neck such ...

Image-guided radiation therapy, or IGRT, is a type of cancer treatment that uses imaging technologies such as PET, MRI, and CT to more accurately and safely deliver radiation to cancer cells. The ...