Development of Next Generation Anti-Androgens
Medical oncologist Howard Scher describes new anti-androgen therapies for prostate cancer that returns after hormone therapy.
Runtime: 4:00 minutes Published: 03/01/2011 - 12:00 AM
Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer
If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, genetic testing can help you and your doctor in making important decisions about your treatment.
Runtime: 05:00 minutes Published: 02/11/2011 - 1:42 PM
Esophageal Cancer: Understanding Options for Every Stage of the Disease
Every year 1.4 million people around the world are diagnosed with esophageal cancer, the majority of whom are from South America and China. David Ilson, a medical oncologist who specializes in esophageal cancer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, provides an overview of the disease, and discusses treatment options and clinical trials for people at any stage of esophageal cancer.
Published: 11/30/2010 - 12:00 AM
Finding Needles in the Haystack
Physician-scientist Timothy Chan explains how genomics is helping researchers understand the biological processes that lead to cancer.
Runtime: 39:00 minutes Published: 11/10/2010 - 12:00 AM
How Molecules Work to Make and Shape a Cell
Developmental biologist Mary Baylies explains that research on flies has helped to find the genes and mechanisms that drive muscle development.
Runtime: 37:00 minutes Published: 11/10/2010 - 12:00 AM
Why We All Don't Get Cancer
Craig B. Thompson, President and CEO of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, discusses new ways to think about cancer and how cancer arises in human beings.
Runtime: 32:00 minutes Published: 11/10/2010 - 12:00 AM
Fertility Options for Men Before and After Cancer Treatment
Urologist John Mulhull, director of the Male Sexual and Reproductive Medicine Program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, discusses fertility-preserving options for men of childbearing age who have cancer.
Published: 10/12/2010 - 12:00 AM
A Conversation About Cervical Cancer
Experts from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center discuss the latest approaches to early detection, screening, and treatment for women with cervical cancer.
Published: 09/23/2010 - 12:00 AM
A Conversation About Endometrial Cancer
Experts from Memorial Sloan-Kettering discuss the latest approaches to early detection, screening, and treatment for women with endometrial cancer.
Published: 09/23/2010 - 12:00 AM
A Conversation About Ovarian Cancer
Expert physicians from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center describe recent advances in treatment and research in ovarian cancer.
Published: 09/23/2010 - 12:00 AM
Day to Day Coping with Lymphedema
Jeannette Zucker, a physical therapist and lymphedema specialist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, discusses how cancer treatment can lead to lymphedema and ways to reduce the risk and better manage lymphedema following cancer treatment.
Published: 06/21/2010 - 12:00 AM
My Survivor Story: Hoda Kotb
Hoda Kotb, co-anchor of The Today Show and a breast cancer survivor, shares advice for other cancer survivors.
Runtime: 23:00 minutes Published: 06/16/2010 - 12:00 AM
My Survivor Story: Samantha Eisenstein Watson
Ewing’s sarcoma survivor Samantha Eisenstein Watson learns what it means to be someone with cancer and someone without cancer.
Runtime: 8:00 minutes Published: 06/16/2010 - 12:00 AM
Mother-Daughter Conversations about Breast Cancer
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s Post-Treatment Resource Center hosts a panel discussion about issues that concern adolescents and young women who are dealing with a mother’s diagnosis of breast cancer.
Published: 04/27/2010 - 8:00 PM
The Importance of Exercise in Cancer Survivorship
Cancer fatigue syndrome is a condition that many cancer survivors experience as a result of their treatment. Tiffany Kendig, Jean Kotkiewicz, Annelise Savodnik, and Sebi Varghese, physical therapists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, explain symptoms of cancer fatigue syndrome, how exercise can have positive effects on your health during cancer survivorship, and offer recommendations about how to exercise safely and stick with a routine.
Published: 04/12/2010 - 12:00 AM
New Concepts, New Directions, New Hope in Breast 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.
Published: 03/18/2010 - 12:00 AM
Guidelines for Mesothelioma
Medical oncologist Lee Krug explains new guidelines for diagnosing and treating mesothelioma, a rare type of lung cancer often caused by asbestos exposure.
Runtime: 9:00 minutes Published: 03/01/2010 - 12:00 AM
HPV and the Risk of Head and Neck Cancer
Medical oncologist David Pfister discusses the growing incidence of head and neck cancers in people with a previous HPV infection.
Runtime: 9:00 minutes Published: 03/01/2010 - 12:00 AM
Maintenance Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Medical oncologist Mark Kris says that choosing the right medicine for non-small lung cancer at time of diagnosis is key to getting the best result.
Runtime: 8:00 minutes Published: 03/01/2010 - 12:00 AM
New Therapies for Neuroendocrine Tumors
Medical oncologist Leonard Saltz talks about weighing the benefits and risks of treatments for slow-growing neuroendocrine tumors.
Runtime: 1:00 minutes Published: 03/01/2010 - 12:00 AM
Yankees Universe Fund
The New York Yankees Universe fund supports pediatric patient care, research, and education programs.
Runtime: 4:00 minutes Published: 01/18/2010 - 12:00 AM