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Recent Blog Posts

Pictured: Kidney CancerSmart Lecture
Video
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

March is Kidney Cancer Awareness Month. Watch the latest videos of our kidney cancer experts discussing advances in diagnosis and personalized treatment at our CancerSmart lecture series.

Pictured: Sergio Giralt
Q&A
Monday, March 26, 2012

Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service Chief Sergio Giralt explains recent advances that are enabling more patients to survive the most difficult period after receiving a transplant.

Pictured: Monica Morrow
Honor
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Dr. Morrow is the first surgeon and the first person from Memorial Sloan-Kettering to receive the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s award, which recognizes breast cancer researchers who are also excellent mentors.

Pictured: Charles Sawyers
Honor
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Beginning in April 2013, physician-scientist Charles Sawyers will serve as President of the American Association for Cancer Research, the world’s oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research.

Research
Pictured: Peter Scardino
Q&A
Monday, March 12, 2012

Department of Surgery Chair Peter T. Scardino reflects on the expanding role of surgery at an institution devoted to caring for people with cancer.

Pictured: Martee Hensley
Prediction Tool
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Memorial Sloan-Kettering investigators have developed a personalized tool to help women and their doctors predict overall survival at five years after a diagnosis of uterine leiomyosarcoma.

Pictured: Jatin Shah
Video
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Many cancers that develop in the mouth, nose, throat, and larynx can be cured. Watch this series to learn how our experts collaborate to give patients the best chance of a positive outcome.

Patient Story
Monday, February 20, 2012

When five-year-old CJ Postighone was diagnosed with a rare pediatric cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma, he came to Memorial Sloan-Kettering to receive a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.

Pictured: Mark Bilsky
Q&A
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The director of the Spine Tumor Center explains how this new, high-powered approach to radiation therapy has changed the way spine tumors are treated at Memorial Sloan-Kettering.

Pictured: Halina Frydman
Patient Story
Monday, February 13, 2012

Soon after Halina Frydman’s husband noticed changes in his wife's personality, Halina was diagnosed with primary central nervous system lymphoma. She came to Memorial Sloan-Kettering to receive treatment through a clinical trial.

Pictured: Stephanie Luedke
Patient Story
Monday, January 30, 2012

While a diagnosis of cervical cancer once required a hysterectomy, a procedure called a radical trachelectomy eliminated Stephanie Luedke’s cancer and preserved her ability to bear a child.

Prediction Tool
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Our ovarian cancer nomogram is a personalized tool that can help you and your doctor make important treatment decisions after surgery.

Pictured: Michael Quinlan
Patient Story
Thursday, January 19, 2012

When actor Michael Quinlan was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he came to Memorial Sloan-Kettering to learn about treatment options from our multidisciplinary team of experts. After undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery, he remains cancer-free.

Pictured: Mark Bilsky, Eric Lis, Josh Yamada, and George Krol
Cancer Guide
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The Spine Tumor Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering provides state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment services for more than 1,500 people with primary or metastatic spine tumors each year.

Pictured: Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research Seminar
Video
Thursday, January 12, 2012

Hundreds of high school students and teachers attended our sixth annual Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research seminar to learn about cutting-edge biomedical research and to engage with leading scientists.