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Nutrition and Cancer: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
Nutrition plays an important role in the lives of those who have been diagnosed with cancer. Learn about how treatment can affect what you eat.
Feature
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How MSK Is Making Surgery Less Scary for Kids
Learn about a hospital-wide program that empowers children before they undergo surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
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Sleepless in Cancerland: 3 Methods for Battling Insomnia as a Cancer Patient and Survivor
Learn how people with cancer can reduce insomnia during and after treatment.
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New Classification System Will Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Tumors
There are more than 100 subtypes of brain tumors, making them a challenge to accurately diagnose. Now researchers have figured out a way to reliably distinguish them.
In the Clinic
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Experimental Cancer Drug Developed at MSK Leads to New Approach for Treating Alzheimer's Disease
A family of drugs developed at MSK targets disrupted processes in cells in diseases related to aging.
In Brief
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Scientists Identify How Gene Mutation Drives a Deadly Childhood Cancer
Synovial sarcoma is an aggressive cancer primarily affecting children and young adults. A new study gets to the bottom of it.
In the Clinic
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Single-Cell Analysis Enables Researchers to Understand the Differences within Tumors
Scientists are decoding the genetic changes that drive individual cancer cells. This may help them develop more-effective targeted therapies.
In the Clinic
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New MSK Initiative Focuses on the Early Detection and Prevention of Cancer
Because cancer is more treatable when it’s caught early, MSK’s new Precision Interception and Prevention initiative focuses on early detection.
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The Latest on Genetic Testing for BRCA Mutations in Breast Cancer
An MSK medical oncologist and geneticist discusses the latest drug approved for breast cancer and how genetic testing can lead to new treatments.
Updated Data Confirms a Durable 75 Percent Overall Response Rate, by Blinded Independent Review, of Larotrectinib in Adults and Children with Tumors Harboring TRK Fusions
Larotrectinib, a highly selective TRK kinase inhibitor, shows rapid, potent, and durable efficacy in both adult and pediatric patients with solid tumors that harbor TRK fusions, regardless of tumor type or patient age, according to results from three clinical trials published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The landmark data support the foundation of precision oncology by creating a treatment option for a genetically defined cancer while continuing to validate the concept that comprehensive molecular profiling should be strongly considered in people of all ages with advanced solid tumors.