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February 2008 Lately@MSKCC
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Cancer Prediction Tools Help Patients Make Treatment Decisions
A diagnosis of cancer brings with it many emotions, fear and anxiety being chief among them. One of the factors that often fuels anxiety is the confusing array of treatment choices. Seeking to provide some statistically based guidance, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center investigators have created computerized prediction tools, known as nomograms, which are designed to help patients and their physicians decide among the major treatment choices for a number of cancers. These include the recently revised and expanded nomograms for colorectal, breast, and prostate cancers. |
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What's New at MSKCC.ORG
Updated Prostate Cancer Nomogram
Our prostate nomogram is designed to help physicians and patients decide which treatment approaches will result in the greatest benefit. It is recommended that patients using the tool consult with a physician or other professional healthcare provider prior to making any treatment decisions.
New Colorectal Cancer Nomogram
This nomogram can be used to predict the probability of being disease free from colon cancer five to ten years following complete resection (surgical removal of all cancerous tissue). It is designed to help patients and physicians make decisions on further treatment and plan long-term follow-up.
Updated Breast Cancer Nomogram
Our breast cancer nomograms can be used to calculate the following: the likelihood that breast cancer has spread to the sentinel lymph nodes; and the likelihood that breast cancer that has spread to the sentinel lymph nodes, under the arm, has also spread to additional nonsentinel lymph nodes under the arm. These nomograms are designed to individualize the risk estimate for each patient.
Updated Bladder Cancer Pages
Memorial Sloan-Kettering doctors treat nearly 400 bladder cancer patients each year. Our goal is to provide comprehensive therapy, delivered with the highest quality of care, and to optimize each patient's chance of cure. In this section, you can find information about our expertise in treating patients with bladder cancer, the services we offer patients with this condition, and research under way at Memorial Sloan-Kettering.
Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Study Defines Cure for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Patients with colorectal cancer who survive ten years after surgery to remove metastatic liver tumors can be considered cured, according to a retrospective study conducted by Memorial Sloan-Kettering investigators.
Updates & News
Intraoperative MRI Scans a Boon to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Neurosurgery
The human brain is complex and delicate terrain, and an especially bad location for a tumor. Naturally, navigating its topography requires the expertise of a skilled neurosurgeon. An intraoperative MRI can give a surgeon the distinct advantage of being able to remove a tumor without damaging critical brain structures.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Brain Tumor Center Cultivates Collaborations
Brain tumors -- both primary tumors and brain metastases -- are among the most difficult cancers to manage. Despite advances in understanding and treatment that have improved patient outcomes, challenges remain. Memorial Sloan-Kettering has established a Brain Tumor Center to address the challenges of managing primary brain tumors and brain metastases.
Simons Foundation Grant Boosts Brain Tumor Research
A $10 million commitment from James H. and Marilyn H. Simons through the Simons Foundation will support preclinical initiatives undertaken as part of Memorial Sloan-Kettering's new Brain Tumor Center (BTC).
Survivorship Update
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Transplant Survivors Celebrate Life at 12th Annual Party
A crowd of about 175 stem cell transplant recipients gathered with family, friends, and Center staff for Memorial Sloan-Kettering's 12th annual Stem Cell Transplant Survivors Celebration.
Survivor Stories Webcasts
Every person touched by cancer has a story. During the 2007 Annual Cancer Survivorship Celebration, three Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center survivors express in their own words what survivorship means to them.
The Cancer Is Over, Now What? -- For young adults (21 to 39) Webcast
The ranks of those surviving childhood cancers continue to grow. But many survivors (and their doctors) are not aware of what to watch for as they move beyond their cancer experience. In this Webcast, Dr. Oeffinger explains what you need to know to be an informed medical consumer throughout adulthood.
Peripheral Neuropathy: Tingling or Numbness of the Hands and/or Feet Webcast
Treatment for cancer may be followed by numbness, tingling, or weakness in some parts of the body, a condition known as peripheral neuropathy. The symptoms may range from distressing to disabling and can affect quality of life. This Webcast, presented by Nessa Coyle, NP, PhD, and K. Simon Yeung, PhamD, offers an in-depth discussion of this troubling disorder.
Cancer-Related Resources
About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products
Presented by our Integrative Medicine Service, these pages provide evidence-based information about herbs, botanicals, supplements, and more.
65+ Social Work Program Events
A listing of upcoming events for patients 65 and older, as well as their family, friends, and caregivers.
Last Updated: Feb. 1, 2008
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