Counseling & Support: CancerSmart Videos

Memorial Sloan-Kettering experts discuss differences in the types of breast cancer and advocate for an individualized approach to treatment.

Researchers have the tools to identify genetic defects within each tumor and select the most-effective treatments for each patient.

Experts from Memorial Sloan-Kettering answer questions about risk factors, prevention, and future directions in treating breast cancer.

Medical experts from Memorial Sloan-Kettering discuss new strategies for preventing, diagnosing, and treating skin cancer.

Medical oncologist Larry Norton says that new information about how breast cancer cells behave is changing the way the disease is treated.

Our kidney cancer experts discuss advances in diagnosis and treatment.

Dr. Max Gomez interviews Larry Norton, Deputy Physician-in-Chief for Breast Cancer Programs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, about the latest developments in detecting and treating breast cancer.

Sergio Giralt explains recent advances that have made bone and marrow stem cell transplantation safer and more effective.

Experts from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center discuss the latest approaches to early detection, screening, and treatment for women with cervical cancer.

Expert physicians from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center describe recent advances in treatment and research in ovarian cancer.

Clifford Hudis, Chief of the Breast Cancer Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, provides an overview of breast cancer epidemiology, risk factors, treatment, as well as an update on promising breast cancer research studies.

Our experts discuss the latest approaches to diagnosing, treating, and managing symptoms of prostate cancer.

A study has shown that a new drug for melanoma decreased the risk of death by 63 percent for people with advanced disease. The drug, an oral medical called vemurafenib, works by targeting and silencing a particular gene mutation associated with melanoma. Another study revealed that the FDA-approved ipilimumab (Yervoy™) bolsters the body’s immune system in fighting advanced melanoma. This therapy could extend life when combined with traditional chemotherapy.

Neurosurgeon Mark Bilsky talks about advances in the treatment of spine tumors with radiation therapy, surgery, and other procedures.

Specialist Karyn Goodman describes targeted radiation therapy techniques for esophageal cancer that preserve functions such as speech.