- Training the Next Generation of Cancer Specialists
Memorial Sloan-Kettering trains medical students, residents, and fellows to become leaders in cancer diagnosis and treatment. - Surgery’s Vital Role in Treating Cancer
Department of Surgery Chair Peter T. Scardino reflects on the expanding role of surgery at an institution devoted to caring for people with cancer. - Paul Marks Prize Honors Young Investigators for Promising Cancer Research
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center feted three gifted young investigators for their insightful contributions to cancer research in a public symposium on December 1, 2011. - Genetic Study Identifies Mutations in Pediatric Cancers
Memorial Sloan-Kettering researchers have performed the first large-scale genetic analysis of several pediatric cancers, identifying mutations and potential targets for therapies to treat the cancers. - Study Finds Colonoscopy Prevents Deaths from Colon Cancer
For the first time, a new study has shown that removing polyps by colonoscopy not only prevents colorectal cancer from developing, but also prevents deaths from the disease. - Study Reveals How Some Skin Tumors May Evade New Therapy
Research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering has identified a previously unknown mechanism of resistance to the newly approved melanoma drug vemurafenib. - Art Workshop Offers Patients Opportunities for Creative Expression
Volunteers staff this new series of art workshops, called Art Expressions, for outpatients, families, and caregivers. - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Receives $50 Million in Honor of Josephine Robertson
Memorial Sloan-Kettering has joined with The Robertson Foundation to undertake two high-profile initiatives in tribute to Board member Josephine “Josie” Robertson. - Clifford Hudis Elected President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Dr. Hudis, a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, has been elected president of the world’s leading professional organization representing more than 30,000 physicians who care for people with cancer. - Ping Chi Named to Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair
Medical oncologist Ping Chi has been named an incumbent of a Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair, a position designed to provide funding to outstanding young researchers at a crucial early stage in their careers. - Lung Cancer Experts Win Wholeness of Life Award
Mark Kris, Chief of the Thoracic Oncology Service, and Ann Culkin, a nurse on the Thoracic Oncology Service, received the Wholeness of Life Award 2011 from the HealthCare Chaplaincy. - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Immunologist Lloyd J. Old Dies at 78
Memorial Sloan-Kettering notes with sadness the death of Lloyd J. Old, who was internationally recognized as one of the founders and standard bearers of the field of tumor immunology. - Evelyn H. Lauder, Champion of Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 75
Memorial Sloan-Kettering mourns the loss of philanthropist Evelyn H. Lauder, a tireless cancer research advocate and a member of the institution’s Board of Overseers.
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