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Pictured: 2011 Annual Report
Announcement
2011 Annual Report Highlights Treatment and Research Advances at Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Thursday, September 13, 2012

Our Annual Report features ten of the year’s most important research and clinical advances, the result of work led by physician-scientists and basic-science investigators.

Cancer Care; Research
Pictured: Architectural Rendering
Announcement
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Announces Plans to Build a New Outpatient Cancer Treatment Facility in Manhattan
Monday, September 10, 2012

Memorial Sloan-Kettering has announced its intention to build a new, state-of-the-art outpatient cancer treatment facility on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

Cancer Care; Patient Care Facilities
Pictured: José Baselga
Announcement
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Announces Appointment of New Physician-in-Chief
Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Internationally recognized physician-scientist José Baselga has been named Physician-in-Chief of Memorial Hospital. He joins Memorial Sloan-Kettering from Massachusetts General Hospital.

Cancer Care; Research
Pictured: Charles Sawyers & Howard Scher
Announcement
Targeted Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer Receives FDA Approval
Friday, August 31, 2012

Enzalutamide, a targeted therapy co-invented by a Memorial Sloan-Kettering investigator, has received FDA approval for the treatment of men with metastatic prostate cancer.

Cancer Care; Research; Targeted Therapy; Treatment; Prostate Cancer
Pictured: John Healey
Announcement
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Debuts Television Commercials
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

We recently launched our first-ever television advertising campaign, which offers a sense of the passion and compassion that defines how we care for people with cancer.

Adult Cancer Care; Cancer Care; Pediatric Cancer Care
Pictured: David Finley
Video
Meet Thoracic Surgeon David Finley
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Dr. Finley, Co-Director of the Complex Airway Program, explains how he lays out a treatment plan with his patients, and determines which type of surgery fits best in the context of their lifestyle.

Cancer Care; Surgery; Esophageal Cancer; Lung Cancer; Thymoma; Tracheal Diseases
Pictured: Michael D’Angelica
Video
Meet Surgeon Michael D’Angelica
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Dr. D’Angelica – who treats patients with liver, pancreatic, and bile duct cancers – discusses the expertise of Memorial Sloan-Kettering surgeons, who routinely perform complex procedures.

Cancer Care; Surgery; Gallbladder & Bile Duct Cancers; Liver Cancer; Pancreatic Cancer
Pictured: Manjit Bains
Cancer Guide
Latest Information about Esophageal Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Thursday, August 16, 2012

We have experts in all disciplines vital to treating esophageal cancer, and can provide therapies for people at any stage of the disease, from precancerous lesions to metastatic cancer.

Cancer Care; Esophageal Cancer
Pictured: Tari King
Video
Meet Breast Cancer Surgeon Tari King
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Dr. King talks about her research investigating why certain women develop breast cancer and about the long-term relationships she maintains with her patients.

Cancer Care; Research; Surgery; Breast Cancer
Pictured: Babak Mehrara
Video
Meet Reconstructive Surgeon Babak Mehrara
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Dr. Mehrara talks about the expertise of Memorial Sloan-Kettering plastic surgeons and how patients with breast cancer and head and neck cancer benefit from recent advances in reconstructive surgery.

Cancer Care; Surgery; Breast Cancer; Head & Neck Cancers
Pictured: Jane McGrath
Patient Story
Jane’s Story about Ovarian Cancer
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

When 45-year-old Jane learned she had a tumor in her ovary, she came to Memorial Sloan-Kettering for surgery and chemotherapy.

Cancer Care; Survivorship; Ovarian Cancer
Pictured: Karim Touijer
Video
Meet Urologic Surgeon Karim Touijer
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Watch urologic surgeon Karim Touijer discuss our comprehensive approach to cancer care and recent advances in minimally invasive surgery.

Adult Cancer Care; Cancer Care; Bladder Cancer; Surgery; Kidney Cancer; Prostate Cancer
Pictured: Laura Liberman
Feature
Employee Survivorship Program Addresses Needs of Cancer Survivors Working at Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Monday, July 30, 2012

Our Employee Survivorship Program supports staff members being treated for cancer and those who have completed therapy.

Cancer Care; Survivorship
Pictured: David Klimstra
Q&A
At Work: Pathologist David Klimstra
Thursday, July 26, 2012

Dr. Klimstra, Acting Chair of the Department of Pathology since 2011, discusses the pathologist’s critical role on a patient’s care team.

Cancer Care; Pathology; Diagnosis; Treatment
Pictured: Inderpal Sarkaria
Video
Meet Thoracic Surgeon Inderpal Sarkaria
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Thoracic surgeon Inderpal Sarkaria discusses the expertise of Memorial Sloan-Kettering surgeons at performing complex operations to treat cancers of the lung, esophagus, and chest wall.

Cancer Care; Surgery; Esophageal Cancer; Lung Cancer