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Pictured: Mark Bilsky
Physicians Pioneer Less Invasive Approach for Treating Spine Tumors

Our doctors have shown that tumors compressing the spinal cord can be controlled using less-invasive surgery combined with a precise, intense form of radiation therapy.

January 25, 2013
Pictured: Mark Bilsky
Neurosurgeon Mark Bilsky on Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Spine Tumors

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.

February 15, 2012
Pictured: Mary McCabe
Cancer Survivorship: An Interview with Mary McCabe

In 2003, Mary McCabe was recruited to lead Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s Cancer Survivorship Initiative and since that time has worked to develop a comprehensive program for cancer survivors, which includes follow-up care, research, and education and training.

July 1, 2011
Richard J. Wong
Researchers Discover How Some Tumors Invade Along Nerves

A recent study led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering surgeons Richard J. Wong, Yuman Fong, and Jatin P. Shah has uncovered a mechanism that allows tumor cells to sense the presence of a nerve and migrate along it.

June 1, 2010