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Two clinical trials looking at the effects of a ketogenic diet on cancer treatment are in the works, says MSK medical oncologist Vicky Makker (above). Photo from early 2020.
Can a Keto Diet Fight Cancer?

Learn more about how the keto diet may one day be used as a boost to cancer treatment.
Nancy Lee
MSK Radiation Oncologists: More Research Needed to Support Use of Immunotherapy in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

MSK experts co-authored a piece in Targeted Oncology about the findings from a recent clinical trial.
Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Alexander Shoushtari
New Drug Shows Promise for Treating Eye Cancer Called Uveal Melanoma

An effective treatment may have emerged for some people with uveal melanoma, a rare cancer that forms in the eye.
Medical oncologist Bob Li in front of a grey background
Perspective
An MSK Doctor’s Journey: Drawing Strength from Diversity, Despite Attacks on the Asian Community

In 2014, Bob Li was a medical oncology clinical research fellow at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia, one of the best in the country. His...
Carol Brown
On-the-Air: MSK’s Chief Health Equity Officer Carol Brown Talks with NY1 about Cancer Health Disparities

In honor of Minority Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Brown shared information about cancer disparities, the importance of cancer screening, and MSK's health equity work.
Masked nurse
MSK Ranks in Top 20 on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers For Diversity

MSK ranked #17 out of 500 companies and is the second highest ranked hospital.
MSK nurse Curt Haase administers the vaccine
Community Matters: Collaboration with Nassau County Leads to Hundreds of Residents Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine

In partnership with the Nassau County Department of Health, MSK Nassau staff equitably distributed COVID-19 vaccinations to hundreds of residents.
MSK computational biologists Christina Leslie and Yuri Pritykin
In the Lab
Computational Biologists Assemble Atlas of T Cell Dysfunction

The tool will aid basic and translational researchers interested in understanding why immune cells stop working.
Memorial Sloan Kettering computational biologist Ed Reznik.
In the Lab
Hiding in Plain Sight: Mitochondrial DNA May Hold Overlooked Cancer Clues

DNA in the mitochondria of cancer cells may yield insights that lead to more accurate prognoses and new treatment strategies.
Vaccinated resident
MSK Joins Nationwide Campaign With Other Leading US Hospitals to Promote COVID-19 Vaccination

"Get the Vaccine to Save Lives" aims to help Americans feel safe and confident about receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.