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Finding
Acute myeloid leukemia cells
Targeting Leukemia: Understanding How Cancer Cells Resist the Effects of Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is a common treatment for acute myeloid leukemia, but patients often stop responding. Until now, not much was known about why.
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White Wine and Melanoma: Does Drinking Alcohol Increase Your Cancer Risk?

Hear from our experts about a new study linking alcohol consumption and melanoma risk.
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Illustration of immune cell opening as if on hinge and boxing glove coming out.
New Approach Could Boost Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer

A protein on certain immune cells is a promising target for making immunotherapy more effective against breast cancer.
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How to Help Older Adults with Cancer Make Treatment Decisions

Practical tips for caregivers helping an older relative or friend make decisions about cancer treatment.
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After Years of Neglect, Cancer Biologists Return to a Forgotten Field: Metabolism

Scientists are dusting off their biochemistry textbooks in the hunt for clues to cancer.
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Cancer Immunologist Alan Houghton and Dr. Jedd Wolchok
Reflecting on Illness with Cancer Immunologist Alan Houghton

In a video interview and a panel discussion held at MSK last week, an eminent scientist, his family, and colleagues reflected on the experience of illness.
In the Clinic
Surgeon Vivian Strong
Life Without an Organ: Patients Choose to Have Their Stomach Removed to Reduce Risk of Cancer

A rare form of stomach cancer caused by an inherited gene mutation can be avoided by having the stomach removed — and many people can adjust to life afterward.
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Integrative medicine specialist Jun Mao
Meet Jun Mao, MSK’s Chief of Integrative Medicine

Dr. Mao leads a team of integrative medicine specialists who offer complementary therapies such as massage and acupuncture to patients and caregivers.
In the Lab
Bees in a hive
Communal Behavior within Cells Makes Cancers Easier to Target

Findings about proteins called molecular chaperones are shedding new light on possible approaches to cancer treatment.
In the Lab
A chess match
Resistance Is Futile: Targeted Treatment Makes Stubborn Cancers Responsive to Immunotherapy

New research on an experimental drug provides hope for better responses to immunotherapy.