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Robot-Assisted Surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering

By Celia Gittelson, BA | Monday, February 25, 2013

Our doctors introduce and apply advanced technologies in minimal-access surgery to benefit patients.

Tags: Cancer Care; Robotic Surgery; Surgery; Colorectal Cancer; Esophageal Cancer; Kidney Cancer; Lung Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Uterine Cancer

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Meet Gynecologic Cancer Surgeon Dennis Chi

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Dr. Chi, Deputy Chief of the Gynecology Service, talks about the way Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s research and state-of-the-art care help women with ovarian, cervical, and uterine cancers.

Tags: Cancer Care; Surgery; Cervical Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Uterine Cancer

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Meet Gynecologic Cancer Surgeon Carol Brown

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | 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.

Tags: Cancer Care; Surgery; Cervical Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Uterine Cancer

Honor

Gynecologic Surgeon Richard Barakat to Be Appointed President of Two Leading Medical Societies

By Julie Grisham, MS, Science Writer/Editor | Monday, October 1, 2012

Dr. Barakat will serve as president of two prestigious societies for gynecologic cancer, allowing him to influence how women with these cancers are cared for both in the United States and around the world.

Tags: Cancer Care; Cervical Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Uterine Cancer

Prediction Tool

New Online Tool Can Help Predict Uterine Cancer Survival

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | 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.

Tags: Cancer Care; Uterine Cancer