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Q&A
Young female cancer patient holding a tea cup
Preventing Nausea and Vomiting after Cancer Treatment: 7 Questions with an MSK Expert
Medical oncologist Mark Kris discusses how new guidelines for preventing nausea and vomiting due to treatment can improve quality of life for people with cancer.
In the Lab
Representative image of a dividing tumor cell showing the extrachromosomal location of duplicated BRAF genes
Giving Drugs Together — Rather than in Sequence — May Be Key to Halting Tumor Resistance
Scientists are learning how tumors develop resistance to drugs — and what can be done about it.
In the Lab
An organoid of a developing brain
Stem Cell Research Identifies Potential Drugs for Treating Zika Infection
Researchers from MSK and Weill Cornell have found that two compounds appear to fight off infection with the Zika virus.
Feature
Man with glasses holding a dental prosthetic and tools in his hands.
Beyond the Surface: MSK’s Dental Service Aims to Make People Whole Again
A vital part of MSK's mission is to get patients back to feeling like themselves.
In the Lab
A scientist looks at illustrations of chromosomes.
When Loss Is a Gain: New Tumor Suppressor Gene Identified in Follicular Lymphoma
The reason certain patients with follicular lymphoma do worse than others may come down to a missing gene.
In the Lab
Images from three different mice showing the effects of antibiotics and microbiome replacement
Bacteria versus Bacteria: Two Studies Uncover Species of Microbes That Protect against Infections in People with Cancer
Research recently published by MSK scientists suggests that the best way to fight dangerous bacteria may be with other bacteria.
Science Byte
Developmental biologist Anna-Katerina (Kat) Hadjantonakis
It Takes Two: A Pair of Proteins Coordinate to Direct Development of Embryonic Cells
MSK researchers shed light on the signals that determine the fate of embryonic cells.
In the Clinic
MSK medical oncologist Luis Diaz, Jr.
The Science Behind the FDA’s Approval of an Immunotherapy for Mismatch Repair–Deficient Cancers
A new paper from MSK physician-scientist Luis Diaz presents the evidence on which the FDA approved the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab for cancers with a specific genetic abnormality.
Finding
Lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels with adjacent blood vessels
Definitive Study Shows That People with Melanoma Do Not Need Immediate Lymph Node Removal
The results of a large, international randomized trial herald a change in medical practice for the treatment of melanoma.
In the News
American Society of Clinical Oncology logo
#ASCO17: Post-Conference Roundup of Themes and Trends
Read up on the progress being made in several key areas of cancer research, including immunotherapy, targeted therapy, precision surgery, and epigenetics.