Updated AIDS-Associated Cancers Overview
If you or your loved one has been diagnosed with an AIDS-associated cancer, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is ready to help. Our experienced team of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who treat these cancers is dedicated to providing the highest-quality screening, treatment, and care for our patients. Patients also have access to innovative therapies through our clinical trials.
New Tracheal Diseases Overview
Tracheal diseases are those that affect breathing and are difficult to treat because of the complexity of that area of the body. At Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, our Complex Airway Service provides comprehensive care for patients with tracheal diseases -- from diagnosis to treatment to continued surveillance following therapy. The team is composed of thoracic surgeons, interventional pulmonologists, head and neck surgeons, anesthesiologists, intensive care specialists, and radiologists.
New Geriatrics Service Will Address Surge in Older Cancer Patients
To address the special challenges of treating cancer in older patients, Memorial Sloan-Kettering recently established a Geriatrics Service in the Department of Medicine.
In the Modern Post-PSA Era, Prostate Cancer Surgery May Not be Necessary for Some Patients
Investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, along with collaborating teams at the Cleveland Clinic and the University of Michigan, have completed the first large-scale, multi-institutional study of prostate cancer death after standard treatment to remove the prostate since PSA screening has become widely used as a method to screen for the disease.
Advances in Development of New Targeted Therapy for Prostate Cancer Show Promise
A team of researchers led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering physician-scientist Charles L. Sawyers has reported on the preclinical development and early results from the first clinical trial of a promising new drug for prostate cancer.
Pediatric Sarcoma Nurse Practioner Paulette Kelly
Paulette Kelly, a nurse practitioner working in the pediatric sarcoma program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, talks about her career helping kids with cancer.
An Update on Colorectal Cancer
On Thursday, November 12, join Memorial Sloan-Kettering physicians Karyn Goodman, MD, José Guillem, MD, MPH, and Leonard Saltz, MD, for a discussion of the up-to-date information on screening and treatment for colorectal cancer. Information presented in this lecture will focus on risk reduction, screening guidelines, surgical treatment, and radiation therapy.
2009 Patient and Caregiver Brain Tumor Conference Video
On April 17, 2009, nearly 200 people attended "Let's Talk about Brain Tumors" -- a patient conference co-sponsored by the Brain Tumor Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering and the National Brain Tumor Society. In these videos from the event, experts discuss treatment, follow-up, and supportive care for individuals diagnosed with brain tumors.
New Issue of Bridges, Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Survivorship Newsletter
The fall issue of Bridges, Memorial Sloan-Kettering's newsletter for survivors written by survivors, is now available online. Bridges offers a forum where patients and their families can share stories of inspiration and hope, as well as the challenges that accompany the cancer survivor's journey.
