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Lung Cancer Experts Win Wholeness of Life Award

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Monday, December 5, 2011

Congratulations to Mark Kris, Chief of the Thoracic Oncology Service, and Ann Culkin, nurse on the Thoracic Oncology Service, for receiving the Wholeness of Life Award 2011 from the HealthCare Chaplaincy.

Tags: Cancer Care; Lung Cancer

Pictured: Breast tumor treated with paclitaxel

In the Lab

Research Suggests New Drugs Could Boost the Effectiveness of Chemotherapy

By Eva Kiesler, PhD, Science Writer/Editor | Friday, December 2, 2011

Recent findings by Memorial Sloan-Kettering investigators suggest it might be possible to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy for breast cancer by combining the treatment with a new type of drug called a cathepsin inhibitor.

Tags: Cancer Biology; Research; Cancer Genetics; Chemotherapy; Drug Discovery; Breast Cancer

In the Lab

Researchers Discover Why New Melanoma Drug Stops Working

By Media Staff | Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering has identified a previously unknown mechanism of resistance to the newly approved melanoma drug vemurafenib.

Tags: Research; Drug Discovery; Targeted Therapy; Melanoma

In the News

CBS Evening News: Therapy to Target Each Patient's Unique Cancer

By Media Staff | Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Chief of Thoracic Oncology Mark Kris offers his perspective on a promising new tactic for treating lung and other cancers in this story from CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley. The strategy tailors cancer treatment to each individual patient.

Tags: Cancer Care; Personalized Medicine; Breast Cancer; Lung Cancer

In the Clinic

MRI Use in Breast Cancer

By Jim Stallard, MA, Writer/Editor | Monday, November 21, 2011

Research published in the November 19 issue of The Lancet finds that MRI use for breast cancer screening in women at high risk for the disease – due to family history or a genetic mutation – detects more cancers than screening mammography.

Tags: Cancer Care; Mammography; MRI; Breast Cancer; Screening

In the Clinic

More New Yorkers Getting Lifesaving Colonoscopies

By Esther Napolitano, BS, Science Writer/Editor | Thursday, November 17, 2011

A new study has found that the overall colonoscopy screening rate has improved by 20 percent in five years among underserved and uninsured New Yorkers aged 50 years and older.

Tags: Cancer Care; Colonoscopy; Screening; Colorectal Cancer