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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has been recognized as the best cancer center in the northeast, the number two hospital for cancer care in the nation, and the number one hospital nationally for urology care by U.S. News & World Report in its annual Best Hospitals listing.
Over the last seven and a half decades, researchers at the Sloan Kettering Institute have made important contributions to the fundamental understanding of human biology, as well as driven practice-changing innovations in the treatment of cancer.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce that Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD, renowned physician-scientist, Director of the Center for Cell Engineering, and Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair, has been awarded the 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.
The Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK) at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced The Pat and Ian Cook Doctoral Program in Cancer Engineering, made possible by a generous gift of $15 million from Pat and Ian Cook.
Damon Reed, MD, has joined Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) as the inaugural Head of the Division of Pediatric Solid Tumors and as Chief of the Pediatric Sarcoma Service. Dr. Reed is a distinguished oncologist who has dedicated his career to cancer care for children, adolescents, and young adults. A gifted clinician-investigator, he is known for his work in advancing sarcoma clinical research.
Kieran Healy was feeling worse by the day. A new father at 43 years old, he was bone-tired and losing weight. He had night sweats and a strange lump in his belly. His local hospital in Manhattan ordered an ultrasound and a CT (computed tomography) scan — but they were scheduled over a month away.
Learn how a heralded clinical trial that made rectal cancer disappear for every participant is being expanded at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The trial uses only immunotherapy that targets a rare mutation — without the need for surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation.
MSK-led research could change the practice of medicine for millions of people whose breast cancer has spread. Research led by Dr. Shanu Modi has demonstrated that a targeted drug called trastuzumab deruxtecan blocks the protein HER2 even when its levels are low — the case for about 55% of people with breast cancer.
The protein made by the p53 gene helps guard the body against cancer, in part by detecting and repairing damaged DNA. Over the 30 years since p53 was first discovered, it has remained a stubborn mystery, resisting efforts to tease apart exactly how the loss of the gene’s protection leads to the development of cancer. In August 2022, researchers in the Sloan Kettering Institute were able to provide some new answers that hint at new avenues for treatment.
Cancer Straight Talk brings together national experts and cancer patients to have straightforward, evidence-based conversations. Medical oncologist Diane Reidy-Lagunes hosts this series with the mission of educating and empowering patients to make the right decisions and live happier, healthier lives.
