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Perspective
Thursday, October 3, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering experts comment on the latest findings by the Institute of Medicine about the quality, coordination, and cost of cancer care.

ANNOUNCEMENT
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Hartford Healthcare system in Connecticut has been selected as the first MSK Cancer Alliance member, established to enhance delivery of care, improve patient outcomes, and advance research.

Pictured: Lawrence Dauer
In the O.R.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering clinicians report on a successful first year of using a new procedure to pinpoint and remove small breast cancers.

Slide Show
Friday, August 30, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Patient Recreation Pavilion offers a healing environment where patients and their loved ones come to discover or rediscover the things that bring them enjoyment.

Pictured: Larry Norton
In the News
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Deputy Physician-in-Chief for Breast Cancer Programs Larry Norton was interviewed on PBS NewsHour about a recent recommendation from a National Cancer Institute working group that proposed changing the definition of cancer.

Pictured: Martin Tallman
Honor
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering is one of the nation’s top two hospitals for cancer care for the 24th year in a row and is also recognized for excellence in a range of medical specialties.

Pictured: Mark Kris
In the News
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Medical oncologist Mark G. Kris and one of his patients were interviewed for a CBS This Morning segment that describes how a Memorial Sloan-Kettering team trains the supercomputer IBM Watson to help doctors identify the best cancer management options for individual patients.

Pictured: Pramod Sogani
Honor
Monday, July 1, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering urologic surgeon Pramod Sogani has been inaugurated as President of the American Urological Association. In this Q&A he discusses his goals and his new role.

Pictured: Robin Roberts & Sergio Giralt
Honor
Friday, June 7, 2013

Sergio Giralt, Chief of Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, has been recognized for his achievements in the field of bone marrow transplantation with an award presented by GMA’s Robin Roberts.

Pictured: Jedd Wolchok & Richard Carvajal
In the Clinic
Monday, June 3, 2013

Two Memorial Sloan-Kettering studies that hold promise for the treatment of advanced uveal (eye) melanoma and advanced skin melanoma are making headlines at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Pictured: Paul Russo
In the Clinic
Monday, May 20, 2013

A study has found that the majority of kidney cancer patients with small tumors have their entire kidney removed, which can increase the risk of developing chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular complications.

Honor
Monday, May 13, 2013

Six nursing staff members were honored at this year’s Samuel and May Rudin Awards ceremony held during National Nurses Week on Wednesday, May 8.

Pictured: Jedd Wolchok
In the Clinic
Thursday, April 4, 2013

Early research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering cautions against combining ipilimumab and vemurafenib for the treatment of metastatic melanoma.

Pictured: Paul Sabbatini
Q&A
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

In his new role as Deputy Physician-in-Chief for Clinical Research, Paul Sabbatini aims to streamline, accelerate, and expand Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s clinical research program.

Pictured: John Mulhall
Q&A
Friday, March 8, 2013

Dr. Mulhall, director of Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Male Sexual and Reproductive Medicine Program, explains common concerns about male sexual health and offers advice for men and their partners.