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What are Germ Cell Tumors?

If you just found out that you or your child has a germ cell tumor, you may have a lot of questions about what it means and what comes next. Change...

What is Ewing's Sarcoma?

Ewing’s sarcoma is a very rare type of cancerous tumor that grows in your bones or the soft tissue around your bones, such as cartilage or the nerv...

What are Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders?

Chronic myeloproliferative disorders (MPD) are rare blood cancers that have many different symptoms, yet no clear cause. If you have MPD, your bone...

What is Cervical Ectropion?

Cervical ectropion happens when cells that line the inside of your cervix grow on the outside. Your doctor may find you have cervical ectropion aft...

Carcinoid Syndrome

Carcinoid syndrome is a group of symptoms you might have with a type of cancer called carcinoid tumors. Carcinoid syndrome happens because the tumo...

What is Small Intestine Cancer?

Which treatment your doctor recommends will depend on a number of things, like what type of cancer it is and whether it has spread. Your surgeon ma...

What is Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis?

Infants with LCH can get red, scaly scalps, which is often mistaken for cradle cap, a common skin condition. We don’t know all the reasons why some...

What is Glioblastoma?

Glioblastoma is a type of brain cancer. Temozolomide is the most common chemotherapy drug doctors use for glioblastoma. Convection-enhanced deliver...

What is Astrocytoma?

Astrocytoma is the most common a type of glioma tumor that can develop in the brain and spinal cord. You and your doctor will make a treatment plan...

Meningioma

A meningioma is a tumor that forms on membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord just inside the skull. Meningiomas are the most common type of...

Brain Tumors in Adults

A brain tumor is a cluster of abnormal cells that grows out of control in your brain. Malignant primary brain tumors are cancers that start in your...

Brain Cancer

Genetic factors, various environmental toxins, radiation to the head, HIV, and cigarette smoking have all been linked to cancers of the brain. Your...