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Dating and Cancer: Deciding When to Get Back Out There and How to Have “the Cancer Talk”

Social worker Barbara Golby gives advice for restoring confidence, setting expectations, and disclosing disease history to cancer patients and survivors looking to jump into the dating scene.
Screenshots of the “metabologram” tool showing metabolic data.
In the Lab
Charting Kidney Cancer Metabolism — with an App

A new tool developed by MSK scientists allows users to map metabolic data from kidney cancer tumors.
A child has his eyes examined by an ophthalmic oncologist.
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Large Study of Retinoblastoma Survivors Identifies Extent of Medical Conditions Later in Life

The treatment that children receive for retinoblastoma can lead to health problems later in life. A new study documents their frequency and extent.
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Studying Cancer Mysteries Just Beneath the Scales

Hail to the zebrafish. MSK scientists are using a small fish to answer some big questions about cancer.
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Four Things Parents Should Know about the HPV Vaccine

Vaccinating children against the human papillomavirus can protect them from developing many types of cancer. Here’s what you need to know.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Endorses HPV Vaccination for Cancer Prevention

MSK has joined with 68 of the nation’s top cancer centers in issuing a statement urging increased HPV vaccination for the prevention of cancer. This statement, signed by MSK Physician-in-Chief and Chief Medical Officer José Baslega, MD, PhD, and colleagues at NCI-designated cancer centers across the country, calls upon the nation’s physicians, parents, and young adults to take advantage of this rare opportunity to prevent many types of cancer. MSK head and neck and gynecologic cancer experts are available to discuss the importance of the HPV vaccine and risks of HPV-related cancers. Please email [email protected] to arrange an interview.
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MSK Issues Joint Statement Urging Use of HPV Vaccine to Prevent Cancers

MSK joins other leading cancer institutions in calling for increased vaccination to protect against human papillomavirus, which causes many forms of cancer.
Young man receiving chemotherapy.
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Meet the MSK Oncologist on a Quest to Cure Hodgkin Lymphoma with Fewer Long-Term Side Effects

MSK medical oncologist David Straus is looking for less-intensive treatments for Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer most commonly found in young adults.
Light micrograph of white blood cells from a patient with acute myeloid leukemia.
In the Lab
New Drug Developed at MSK Starves Acute Myeloid Leukemia of a Signaling Fix

An innovative collaboration between basic scientists and clinical researchers has led to a promising new drug for AML.
This cross section of a mouse intestine shows dividing cells (stained white) in the epithelial layer of the intestine, which lines the organ. These proliferating cells help restore intestinal tissue after damage from graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).
In the Lab
Immune System Molecule Could Become New Treatment for Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Scientists are using a molecule from the immune system to combat this serious complication in a new way.