On Cancer

In the Clinic

New Online Tool Helps People Decide Whether to Be Screened for Lung Cancer

By Jim Stallard, MA, Writer/Editor | Tuesday, July 30, 2013

A new online decision tool can help current or former smokers determine whether they would benefit from lung cancer screening.

Tags: Cancer Care; CT; Prevention; Screening; Lung Cancer

Survivorship

Bridges Newsletter for Survivors Celebrates Five Years

By Christina Pernambuco-Holsten, MA | Monday, July 29, 2013

Bridges, Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s newsletter written by and for cancer survivors, celebrates its fifth year of publication this summer.

Tags: Cancer Care; Survivorship

Perspective

Making Clinical Trials More Efficient, Informative, and Effective

By Paul Sabbatini, MD, Deputy Physician-in-Chief for Clinical Research | Friday, July 26, 2013

The clinical trial remains our best tool to identify new therapies, but as with all tools, innovation is required if trials are to remain relevant.

Tags: Cancer Care; Research; Clinical Trials; Personalized Medicine; Drug Discovery

Ask the Expert

How Do I Decide Whether I Should Bank Cord Blood from My Newborn?

By Jim Stallard, MA, Writer/Editor | Wednesday, July 24, 2013

In this “Ask the Expert” feature, pediatric hematologist Andromachi Scaradavou discusses options for expectant parents who are considering banking a newborn’s cord blood.

Tags: Blood & Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation; Cancer Care; Leukemias; Lymphomas

Video

Meet Leukemia Expert Virginia Klimek

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Monday, July 22, 2013

Internist and medical oncologist Virginia Klimek discusses the importance of research, clinical trials, and patient education in finding new treatments for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

Tags: Cancer Care; Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Video

A Look Inside the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center

By Eva Kiesler, PhD and Allyson Collins, MS
Friday, July 19, 2013

Watch our scientists discuss how the Geoffrey Beene Center helped Memorial Sloan-Kettering establish a progressive approach to modern cancer research.

Tags: Cancer Biology; Research; Cancer Genetics

Honor

U.S. News & World Report Names Memorial Sloan-Kettering One of the Nation’s Best Hospitals for Cancer Care

By Media Staff | 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.

Tags: Cancer Care; Treatment

Cancer Guide

New Information about Diagnosing and Treating Low-Grade Glioma at Memorial Sloan-Kettering

By Julie Grisham, MS, Science Writer/Editor | Monday, July 15, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Brain Tumor Center provides world-class care to people with low-grade glioma, a type of slow-growing brain tumor.

Tags: Cancer Care; Brain Tumors

Pictured: Scott Armstrong, Michael Kuehn, Haijhua Chu, Monica Cusan & Andrei Kritsov

Profile

At Work: Pediatric Oncologist Scott Armstrong

By Esther Napolitano, BS, Science Writer/Editor | Friday, July 12, 2013

Scott Armstrong specializes in the treatment of leukemia in children. His research focuses on the disease in children and adults.

Tags: Research; Cancer Genetics; Targeted Therapy; Leukemias

In the News

Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Collaboration with IBM Watson Featured on CBS This Morning

By Media Staff | 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.

Tags: Cancer Care; Personalized Medicine; Medical Technology; Treatment

Feature

2013 Academic Convocation and Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School Commencement

By Celia Gittelson | Monday, July 8, 2013

Honors were conferred, PhD degrees were awarded, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author addressed the graduates at the May 10 ceremony.

Tags: Education & Training; Research

Ask the Expert

How Can I Maintain a Healthy Diet during and after My Breast Cancer Treatment?

By Jim Stallard, MA, Writer/Editor | Wednesday, July 3, 2013

In this “Ask the Expert” feature, Cara Anselmo, a registered dietitian nutritionist, discusses the importance of maintaining a healthy diet while undergoing breast cancer treatment.

Tags: Cancer Care; Counseling & Support; Prevention; Breast Cancer

Honor

Pramod Sogani Inaugurated As President of the American Urological Association

By Media Staff | 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.

Tags: Cancer Care; Bladder Cancer; Kidney Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Testicular Cancer

Profile

At Work: Computational Biologist Christina Leslie

By Julie Grisham, MS, Science Writer/Editor | Friday, June 28, 2013

Christina Leslie develops computational and statistical methods to study gene expression in normal cells and in cancer cells.

Tags: Research; Cancer Genetics; Computational Biology

Event

Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Young Adult Patients Celebrate Their High School Graduations at Seventh Annual Convocation

By Celia Gittelson | Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Thirty young men and women, patients or former patients of Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Department of Pediatrics, celebrated earning their high school or high school equivalency diplomas in 2013.

Tags: Cancer Care; Survivorship; Pediatric Cancer Care