Cancer Care: New & Noteworthy

Pictured: Peter Bach
Pulmonary Specialist Peter Bach Discusses New Findings on Benefits of CT Screening for Lung Cancer

In an interview, Dr. Bach talks about research that CT screening may prevent one in five cancer deaths for people at a very high risk of developing lung cancer.

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Pictured: Robert Motzer
New Drug Shows Promise for Patients with Advanced Kidney Cancer

Results of an international study indicate that the investigational drug tivozanib is more effective and better tolerated than a currently approved therapy in delaying cancer growth.

Pictured: Robert Motzer
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Testing for Mutations Identified in Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Tumors Helps Personalize Treatment

Memorial Sloan-Kettering was one of the first centers to use this type of genetic testing for lung cancer patients and is currently one of the only centers testing for mutations in squamous cell carcinomas of the lung.

Pictured: Paul Paik
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, IBM to Collaborate in Applying Watson Technology to Help Oncologists

Memorial Sloan-Kettering and IBM have agreed to collaborate on the development of a powerful tool built upon IBM Watson to provide medical professionals with improved access to comprehensive cancer data and practices.

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New Form of Psychotherapy Might Ease Emotional Suffering of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients

Memorial Sloan-Kettering researchers have found that people in the late stages of cancer might benefit from meaning-centered psychotherapy, a treatment aimed at helping people sustain a sense of meaning and purpose.

Pictured: At Eternity’s Gate by Vincent van Gogh
Pictured: Sergio Giralt
Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s One-Year Survival Rate After Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant Exceeds Expectations

Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service Chief Sergio Giralt explains recent advances that are enabling more patients to survive the most difficult period after receiving a transplant.

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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.

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Patient Experience Improves with New Collaborative Approach to Pinpoint and Remove Small Breast Cancers

Memorial Sloan-Kettering is the first and only hospital in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to offer a new, more patient-friendly approach for doctors to precisely pinpoint and remove small breast cancers.

Pictured: Elizabeth Morris
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, IBM to Collaborate in Applying Watson Technology to Help Oncologists

Memorial Sloan-Kettering and IBM have agreed to collaborate on the development of a powerful tool built upon IBM Watson to provide medical professionals with improved access to comprehensive cancer data and practices.

Pictured: Ross Levine
Genetic Profiling Could Help Doctors Make More-Accurate Leukemia Prognoses

Researchers have identified a set of genetic abnormalities that can enhance prognostic accuracy and aid treatment selection for people with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).

Pictured: Ross Levine