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Aprende más sobre cómo la droga Spice afecta al cerebro y al resto del cuerpo.

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Brain and spinal cord tumors may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). Both types cause signs or symptoms and need treatment. Get information about the many kinds of brain and spinal cord tumors, signs and symptoms, tests to diagnose, and treatment in this expert-reviewed summary.

Acellular vaccine: Listen [MP3, 105 KB] A vaccine containing partial cellular material as opposed to complete cells.

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.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) treatment can include observation, steroids, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, surgery, or targeted therapy. Learn more about the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of newly diagnosed or recurrent CLL in this expert-reviewed information summary.

Learn about new tourette syndrome findings and what it means.

Nasopharyngeal cancer treatment options include radiation therapy alone, radiation and chemotherapy, surgery, and chemotherapy alone. Learn more about newly diagnosed and recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter treatment is primarily surgery. In the case that the cancer has spread or come back, chemotherapy is sometimes used.  Learn more about the treatment for these cancers in this expert-reviewed summary.

Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of small intestine cancer.