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Out of the Lab and into the World: Scientific and Medical Inventions Benefit Cancer Patients

Memorial Sloan-Kettering scientists, physicians, and administrators are developing and commercializing research discoveries to generate more-effective and affordable cancer treatments.

December 15, 2011
Pictured: Robert Motzer
New Treatment Option for People with Advanced Kidney Cancer

The recent FDA approval of axitinib provides a viable treatment option for patients who progress on or cannot tolerate, the side effects of other approved drugs for the disease.

February 7, 2012
Pictured: Memorial Sloan-Kettering logo
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Made Major Contributions to Cancer Advances in 2011

Two of the year’s top five cancer research advances cited by the American Society of Clinical Oncology were led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering investigators.

February 6, 2012
Pictured: Charles Sawyers & Howard Scher
New Medical Strides against Prostate Cancer

The success of an experimental prostate cancer treatment is an example of how academic research centers are playing a larger role in drug development, the Wall Street Journal reports.

February 3, 2012
Pictured: Marc Ladanyi & Laetitia Borsu
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.

February 1, 2012
Pictured: Monica Morrow
Quality of Breast Cancer Surgery Not Easily Measured

Breast Surgical Service Chief, Monica Morrow, provides perspective on assessing the quality of surgical breast cancer treatment in an editorial in the February 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

January 31, 2012
Pictured: Stephanie Luedke
Read Stephanie’s Story about Fertility-Sparing Cervical Cancer Surgery

While a diagnosis of cervical cancer once required a hysterectomy, a procedure called a radical trachelectomy eliminated Stephanie Luedke’s cancer and preserved her ability to bear a child.

January 30, 2012
New Online Tool Helps Predict Outcomes after Ovarian Cancer

Our ovarian cancer nomogram is a personalized tool that can help you and your doctor make important treatment decisions after surgery.

January 25, 2012
Study Finds Most Children Don't Use Sunscreen Regularly

Research has shown that children who have experienced a sunburn at an early age are at almost double the risk for developing melanoma in adulthood. Now, a new study led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering epidemiologist Stephen Dusza finds that most children do not regularly use sunscreen.

January 23, 2012
Pictured: Eric Pamer
Researchers Shed Light on Possible Cause of Infections in Cancer Patients

Infections are a common cause of complications in cancer patients. Now a Memorial Sloan-Kettering research team finds that a commonly prescribed antibiotic could increase susceptibility to a bacterial infection.

January 20, 2012
Pictured: Michael Quinlan
Read Michael’s Story about Prostate Cancer Surgery

When actor Michael Quinlan was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he came to Memorial Sloan-Kettering to learn about treatment options from our multidisciplinary team of experts. After undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery, he remains cancer-free.

January 19, 2012
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