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Survivorship
Coping with “Scanxiety” during and after Cancer Treatment
Friday, January 18, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering experts offer strategies for dealing with concerns about cancer treatments, procedures, and scans.

Cancer Care; Survivorship; Psychiatry; Integrative Medicine
Pictured: Lisa Sclafani
Video
Meet Breast Cancer Surgeon Lisa Sclafani
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Dr. Sclafani, who practices at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Commack, wants newly diagnosed patients to leave her office with hope and with a plan of action for treating the cancer.

Cancer Care; Surgery; Breast Cancer; Treatment
Pictured: Bernard Bochner
Video
Meet Urologic Surgeon Bernard Bochner
Friday, January 11, 2013

Dr. Bochner – who specializes in treating people with prostate, bladder, and kidney cancers – discusses the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach to delivering high-quality care.

Cancer Care; Bladder Cancer; Surgery; Kidney Cancer; Prostate Cancer
Pictured: Diversity Programs
On Our Website
Information about Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Diversity Programs Now Available Online
Monday, December 31, 2012

Our Office of Diversity Programs offers information and resources about clinical care, research, and training focused on reducing cancer health disparities in medically underserved populations.

Cancer Care; Education & Training; Research; Website
Pictured: Richard Barakat
Video
Meet Gynecologic Surgeon Richard Barakat
Friday, December 28, 2012

Dr. Barakat explains the latest surgical techniques for improving outcomes and quality of life in women with cervical, ovarian, and other gynecologic cancers.

Cancer Care; Surgery; Cervical Cancer; Ovarian Cancer
Pictured: Paul Chapman
Finding
New England Journal of Medicine Case Study Reveals New Information about Advanced Melanoma Treatment
Friday, December 7, 2012

Memorial Sloan-Kettering experts add to their knowledge of vemurafenib, a drug recently approved by the FDA to treat some patients with metastatic melanoma.

Cancer Care; Research; Clinical Research; Treatment; Melanoma
Feature
Beyond Borders: Cancer Experts Take Their Knowledge and Expertise Overseas
Monday, December 3, 2012

Memorial Sloan-Kettering physicians and nurses take their knowledge and expertise overseas.

Cancer Care; Education & Training
Pictured: Carol Brown
Video
Meet Gynecologic Cancer Surgeon Carol Brown
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Gynecologic cancer surgeon Dr. Brown discusses how doctors and nurses collaborate to care for patients, from diagnosis through lifelong follow-up.

Cancer Care; Surgery; Cervical Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Uterine Cancer
Pictured: Jatin Shah
Video
Meet Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon Jatin Shah
Monday, November 12, 2012

Dr. Shah, Chief of the Head and Neck Service, discusses how Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s world-renowned head and neck surgeons partner with patients to select the most appropriate treatment plan.

Cancer Care; Surgery; Head & Neck Cancers
Pictured: James Huang
Video
Meet Thoracic Surgeon James Huang
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Dr. Huang discusses how minimally invasive, video-assisted, and robotic surgical techniques improve the treatment of patients with lung, esophageal, and thyroid cancers.

Cancer Care; Surgery; Esophageal Cancer; Lung Cancer; Thyroid Cancer
Pictured: Cycle for Survival
Event
Registration Open for Cycle for Survival 2013
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Organizers expect this year to be the most successful yet for this national indoor team cycling event, which raises funds for rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering.

Cancer Care; Giving; Research
Pictured: Nadeem Abu-Rustum
Video
Meet Gynecologic Surgeon Nadeem Abu-Rustum
Monday, October 22, 2012

Dr. Abu-Rustum, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Gynecology Service, discusses how the gynecologic cancer care team treats each woman with an individualized approach.

Cancer Care; Surgery; Cervical Cancer; Endometrial Cancer; Ovarian Cancer
Pictured: Lisa DeAngelis
Honor
Neuro-oncologist Lisa DeAngelis Elected to Institute of Medicine
Friday, October 19, 2012

Dr. DeAngelis has been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), considered one of the highest honors in the field of health and medicine.

Cancer Care; Research; Brain Tumors
Pictured: Carol Lee
Q&A
Diagnostic Radiologist Carol Lee Answers Questions about Breast Imaging Methods
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Lee discusses mammography, breast MRI, and breast ultrasound.

Cancer Care; Mammography; Breast Cancer; Screening
Pictured: Tunneling Nanotubes
Snapshot
Tunneling Nanotubes Connect Cancer Cells
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Memorial Sloan-Kettering researchers have discovered a way that cancer cells may be able to exchange information by establishing long bridges between cells called tunneling nanotubes.

Cancer Biology; Lab Research; Research; Lung Cancer; Mesothelioma