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COVID-19: Information for Patients and Caregivers

We're here for you, and continue to provide cancer care to new and current patients. Learn about our response to COVID-19.

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Nurses Week
MSK Celebrates National Nurses Week

MSK is celebrating National Nurses Week, which runs from May 6 to 12 every year – the end date coinciding with Florence Nightingale's birthday.
In Memoriam
Paul Marks
Remembering Paul Marks, President Emeritus of Memorial Sloan Kettering

Dr. Marks was a towering figure who left a profound legacy.
Pictoral representation of telemedicine visit
“Meeting” With Your Doctor Virtually During COVID-19

Given the current pandemic, every time a healthcare provider asks a patient to come in for an appointment, they’re making a mental calculation of the risk and benefit. Utilizing telemedicine has allowed providers at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) to keep patients safely sheltered at home, while continuing to provide their necessary care.
In the Lab
Chromosomes from a human male
How Small Chromosomes Compete with Big Ones for a Cell’s Attention

During meiosis, small chromosomes risk being lost in the shuffle. Here’s how they hold their own.
Ross L. Levine, MD
Ross Levine, MD, on Clonal Evolution in “MSK Science Spotlight”

The May 6 session of “MSK Science Spotlight” features Ross Levine, MD, Laurence Joseph Dineen Chair in Leukemia Research and Chief, Molecular Cancer Medicine Service, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, presenting his work on “Deciphering and Targeting Clonal Evolution.”
MSK Information Sessions
MSK Experts Address Patient Questions about COVID-19 and Cancer

Worry and confusion around COVID-19 are common in the general population, but cancer patients are also balancing concern over what the pandemic means for their treatment, prognosis, and vulnerability to the virus.
Andrea Schietinger, PhD
“MSK Science Spotlight” to Feature Andrea Schietinger, PhD

The May 4 session of “MSK Science Spotlight” will feature series host, Andrea Schietinger, PhD, Assistant Member, Immunology Program, SKI, presenting her own research, “Decoding T Cell Dysfunction in Tumors.” Dr. Schietinger, a former winner of the prestigious National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award, has served as host for past sessions of the online seminar series for the scientific community.
In the Lab
Fluorescent image of mouse prostate gland
New Discovery Explains How the Prostate Gland Regenerates Itself

Androgen-deprivation therapy, a mainstay of prostate cancer treatment, may give prostate cells new growth abilities, scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering have found.
Feature
Four dogs wearing blue bandanas are held on leashes in a hallway at Memorial Hospital. Three handlers are seen only from the waist down.
Top Dogs: Meet MSK’s Four-Legged Volunteers

The Caring Canines program at Memorial Sloan Kettering has been going strong for more than 12 years.
In the Clinic
Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Andrea Cercek
FDA Approval Gives Hope to Some People with Advanced Colorectal Cancer

A new treatment is approved for an especially aggressive kind of colorectal cancer.