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Woman waving a pom pom at the Cycle for Survival event at MetLife Stadium
Celebrating 15 Years of Cycle for Survival and Announcing Upcoming Events at MSK

Every day, your commitment to funding life-changing cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering is ensuring a brighter future for people with cancer around the world. Thank you for your continued support.
Group photo of researchers Michael Berger, Marc Ladanyi, Dana Tsui, Rose Brannon, Ryma Benayed, Ahmet Zehir, and David Klimstra.
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How MSK-ACCESS Blood Test for Cancer was Created

MSK-ACCESS, a blood test that can detect mutations in 129 genes related to cancer, has already helped guide the treatment of more than 2,800 patients at MSK.
Alan and Sandra Gerry wearing formalwear and smiling at the camera.
How Two Visionary Donors Are Changing the Way Metastasis Is Studied at MSK

Learn about how the Alan and Sandra Gerry Metastasis and Tumor Ecosystems Center supports MSK researchers as they learn more about the number one problem in cancer research today.
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Metastasis: A Roadmap

Metastasis — the spreading of cancer from its original location to a new location — can be broken down into three main stages: dissemination, dormancy, and outbreak.
Craig B. Thompson, Lisa DeAngelis, and Joan Massagué
MSK's Mission on the 50th Anniversary of the War On Cancer

Craig B. Thompson, Lisa DeAngelis, and Joan Massagué write that as we mark the 50th year of the War on Cancer and look to the future, our mission at Memorial Sloan Kettering is nothing less than conquering the most urgent challenge: preventing cancer’s spread.
Allison Betof Warner uses a pipette in the lab
Multiplying the Army of Cancer-Fighting Immune Cells

Using patients’ own immune systems to fight cancer has been one of the most exciting advances in cancer treatment over the past decade. Now, a new immunotherapy could take this approach to the next level.
Radiation oncologist Josh Yamada
Radiation Reimagined: How MSK Experts in Radiation Oncology Are Transforming Care for Metastatic Cancer

Learn how radiation oncologists at Memorial Sloan Kettering are making radiation therapy for metastatic cancer more effective, with fewer side effects, including a new advance called ECHO.
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Seed and Soil: Tracing the Journey of Spreading Cancer Cells

MSK researchers are learning more about how cancer cells can survive undetected for years only to return in new places. These insights will guide future therapies.
Elizabeth McCormick, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer was given a surprise retirement celebration by MSK staff.
Celebrating MSK’s Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Elizabeth McCormick:  Nursing’s Lasting Legacy

After 21 years of dedicated service, Elizabeth McCormick, MSN, RN, CENP, Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer and Enid A. Haupt Chair, Department of Nursing, will retire from MSK at the end of 2021. During her tenure, Ms. McCormick transformed and ultimately redefined the role of nursing at MSK.
David wearing an orange t-shirt and David posing with his daughter, in a cap and gown
David Jay Smith: Living Life in Full Color

Meet David, a patient representative at MSK, who makes his voice heard is as a member of MSK’s LGBTQ Clinical Advisory Committee. Founded in 2017, the committee advises MSK staff on the clinical care of LGBTQ patients and provides strategic direction for the advancement of care for LGBTQ populations.