Abiraterone acetate (Zytiga™), which was approved in the United States in April, is the latest of several new treatment options available for patients with advanced prostate cancer. Medical oncologist Howard Scher is quoted.
Although breast cancer may be diagnosed earlier, women with who have received radiation therapy for the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma are more likely to have bilateral breast cancer, and die due to other causes, according to a Memorial Sloan-Kettering study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Outcomes research scientist Elena Elkin commented on the study, which she authored.)
Prostate cancer screening beginning from ages 44 to 50 may rule out the risk of dying in half of men, according to a Memorial Sloan-Kettering study that showed some men may need as few as three screening tests in a lifetime. The article quotes surgical oncologist Peter Scardino and clinical chemist Hans Lilja, both co-authors of the study.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering has been ranked among the top 10 in cancer in the 2011-12 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings — the only New York-area hospital in the top 15.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center number seven among the top 50 best hospitals for pediatric cancer treatment in the nation.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center number seven among the top 50 best hospitals for pediatric cancer treatment in the nation.
A seminar at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Basking Ridge stressed the importance of using sunscreen to protect against skin cancer. Steven Wang, a dermatologist, shares his research on sunscreen.
Steven Wang, a dermatologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Basking Ridge, visited a New Jersey elementary school to teach students about skin cancer and protecting your skin from the sun.
Moshe Shike, a gastroenterologist and nutritionist, studied enhancing access to colorectal cancer screening in minorities by suggesting colonoscopies for women during breast cancer screening.
When writer Bruce Feiler was diagnosed with bone cancer, Memorial Sloan-Kettering surgeons removed the cancer and saved his leg. He spoke with CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta about forming a “Council of Men” to help father his two young daughters after his death.
NBA player Derek Fisher was interviewed about his daughter’s struggle with retinoblastoma – the most common type of eye tumor seen in children – and in the process raised awareness for many parents. Ophthalmic oncologist David Abramson spoke about the new treatment Mr. Fisher’s daughter received at Memorial Sloan-Kettering and the impact Mr. Fisher’s comments have had on families and the medical community.
