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Kaposi sarcoma treatment depends upon the type and can include scraping to remove a lesion, radiation therapy, surgery, and sometimes chemotherapy. Learn more about the diagnosis and treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent Kaposi sarcoma in this expert-reviewed summary.

Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare type of skin cancer that usually starts in areas of skin exposed to the sun. Sun exposure and having a weak immune system can affect the risk of Merkel cell carcinoma. Merkel cell carcinoma usually appears as a single painless lump on sun-exposed skin. Find out more about risk factors, symptoms, tests to diagnose, prognosis, staging, and treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma.

Aromatherapy with the use of essential oils has been studied in cancer patients to help with symptom relief. Read about how aromatherapy massage or inhalation of essential oils have reduced symptoms in cancer patients in this expert-reviewed summary.

Gastric (stomach) cancer treatment can include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, chemoradiation, and targeted therapy. Learn more about the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of newly diagnosed and recurrent gastric cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Clinical advances, research findings, and NCI programs that are leading to progress in finding and treating leukemia.

A list of tumor markers that are in common use, mainly to direct treatment or for testing in blood to help make a diagnosis of cancer.

Approximately 250 scientific stakeholders and leaders from academia, government, industry, and advocacy will gather in Washington, DC, July 29–31 for the NCI Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Symposium.

Immunotherapy, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, can trigger an immune response that causes inflammation to organs. Organ-related side effects are listed to help you talk with your doctor and know when to seek urgent medical care.

Immunotherapy, including CAR-T cell therapy, and chemotherapy may cause flu-like side effects such as chills, diarrhea, fatigue, and fever. Some people may experience cytokine release syndrome (CRS). Learn what questions to ask your doctor and when to seek urgent medical care.

The research will create in vitro models of the fallopian-ovarian interaction within a normal ovulation context to examine key aspects of the ovarian microenvironment during tumor initiation and progression.