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Aaron Mitchell, MD, MPH, a medical oncologist and health services researcher in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Researchers  Review Physician Prescribing Practices Across a Wide Range of Specialties
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), have published the first systemic review of the association between industry payments and physician prescribing in order to determine whether evidence is sufficient to conclude that payments cause physicians to change their prescribing practices across a broad range of  medical specialties and drug types.
Dr. Jeffrey Drebin
Spotlight on Pancreatic Cancer Treatment and Research
With notable cases of pancreatic cancer in the news this year, MSK held an Information Session for Patients and Caregivers with the goal of helping people understand the disease and sharing some of the encouraging breakthroughs in research and treatment.
Emmanouil Pappou
Don’t Skip Routine Cancer Screenings: MSK Patient Shares How a Colonoscopy May Have Saved Her Life
Dr. Emmanouil Pappou urges the importance of routine cancer screenings, even during COVID-19, on the TODAY Show.
Vincent Laudone
NBC’s Al Roker Shares Important Message About Prostate Cancer Screening
Al Roker, anchor of NBC’s TODAY, shared an update on his successful treatment for prostate cancer at MSK in a recent segment on the broadcast. 
Information Sessions: The Flu and You
What This Year’s Flu Season Means for Cancer Patients
As flu season ramps up amid the continuing uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, MSK held an Information Session for Patients and Caregivers with the goal of helping people understand the risks and what precautions they could take to safeguard against the flu.
Q&A
Memorial Sloan Kettering thoracic surgeon Bernard Park looks at CT scans
Should I Get Screened for Lung Cancer?
Find out how regular screenings with CT scans can help many people who smoke.
Lisa M. DeAngelis
Lisa M. DeAngelis, MD, Awarded Oligo Nation’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Lisa M. DeAngelis, MD and Elizabeth Schille, RN, OCN were recognized for their work in the the field of neuro-oncology.
Carol L. Brown, MD
Diversity in Clinical Trials: Carol L. Brown, MD, Chief Health Equity Officer, Highlights MSK's Role at The Atlantic People v. Cancer: Equity in Care Event
In her new role as Chief Health Equity Officer, Carol Brown, MD, took part in The Atlantic’s virtual event, People v. Cancer: Equity in Care.
In the Lab
Postdoctoral fellows Linde Miles and Robert Bowman in the lab.
Single-Cell Study Sheds Light on Leukemia’s Family Tree
New research looks at how a series of mutations in normal blood cells can lead to them becoming cancerous and how these mutations accumulate as cancer progresses.
Dr. Robin Mendelsohn
MSK Expert Weighs in On New Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendations
The United States Preventive Services Task Force released updated draft recommendations on colorectal cancer screening which, among other things, call for screening for the general population to begin at age 45.