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In the Clinic
MSK radiation oncologist Nancy Lee
Avoiding Surgery for HPV Throat Cancer May Be Possible for More Patients
Learn how HPV-related head and neck cancer can be treated with a sharply reduced radiation dose to prevent side effects, sometimes without surgery.
Ankita Dhar and Jason De La Cruz at work in MSK's cryo-EM facility
Resolution Revolution: How a New Microscope Is Offering MSK Scientists an Atom’s-Eye View of the Universe Inside our Cells
How cryo-electron microscopy is providing scientists at MSK with an unprecedented view of the wild and wiggly microcosm inside our cells.
Woman holding long-haired black cat.
Lung Cancer Caught Early: Marylou’s Story
A lifelong smoker overcomes discomfort over what a lung cancer imaging test might reveal. She hopes her experience helps reduce the stigma for others who smoke.
A researcher working in an MSK lab
MSK Research Highlights September 18, 2024
New MSK research uses saturation genome editing to better understanding of the RAD51C gene, which has been linked to higher risks of breast and ovarian cancer; sheds new light on brain metastasis; and finds a commercially available contrast dye could help surgeons better separate cancer from healthy tissue.
Dr. Selwyn Vickers and his wife Janice seen smiling with their four children and son-in-law.
Dr. Selwyn Vickers on Parenting
Selwyn M. Vickers, MD, FACS, the President and CEO of Memorial Sloan Cancer Center, is a renowned pancreatic cancer surgeon, health equity researcher, ...
Education
MSK scientists Daniel Heller and Kayvan Keshari with a confocal microscope.
MSK’s Cancer Engineering Focus Draws Top Scientists
Learn how a new cancer engineering PhD program is attracting leading scientists to come to MSK.
Q&A
Memorial Sloan Kettering infectious disease specialist Monika Shah
What Should I Know about the Flu This Season?
Learn why it's important to get a flu shot this year.
An MSK patient gets a vaccination from a healthcare provider
What To Know About the RSV Vaccines: Who Can Get It, Side Effects, Availability at MSK
RSV is a respiratory illness that spreads in the fall and winter months. Learn about the RSV vaccines, which are approved for people age 60 and older.
Khaliq Sanda
New, Rare Type of Small Cell Lung Cancer Identified by MSK Research Team
A team of doctors and researchers at MSK have identified a new, rare type of small cell lung cancer that primarily affects younger people who have never smoked. Learn how one 19-year-old patient sparked a detective story.
Microscope image showing lung metastasis
TGF-Beta and RAS Signaling Are Both Required for Lung Cancer Metastasis, Study Finds
MSK researchers have identified two signaling pathways that work together to spur the spread of lung cancer. Taking away one of those signals could help slow or stop metastasis, findings in animal models suggest.