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3 Cancer Genes You've Never Heard Of

While BRCA genes garner most of the public's attention, they're not the only cancer-predisposition genes doctors test for.
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T Cell Attack: Taking Down Cancer with Immunotherapy

MSK physician-scientist Prasad Adusumilli is focused on developing more-effective immunotherapy approaches for treating tumors in the chest.
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In the Lab
New Findings Clarify How Kidney Cancer Spreads to Distant Organs

Scientists have identified genes and biological mechanisms that one day could be targeted with drugs to stop kidney cancer from spreading to the bone, brain, or other organs.
MSK colon cancer patient Derrick Edwin wearing triathlon medals stands with his wife AnnaMarie
Working With Cancer: One Colon Cancer Patient’s Story

Learn more about how MSK is helping a new generation of patients — including triathlete Derrick Edwin — to navigate work and careers while undergoing treatment for cancer.
AACR 2019 Annual Meeting
In the News
AACR 2019 Research Roundup: Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy, Prostate Cancer Drug Resistance, Insight into Inherited Cancer Mutations

Read up on the latest developments in several important areas of cancer research emerging from the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting.
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MSK Research Highlights, October 31, 2025

New MSK research uncovers unique genetic signatures in cancer patients of non-European ancestry; identifies social adversity as a potential risk factor for higher rates of triple-negative breast cancer among Black women; shows a web-based system could help head-and-neck cancer survivors report their concerns; and finds adding immunotherapy can boost the effectiveness for hard-to-treat follicular lymphomas.
MSK epidemiologist Mengmeng “Margaret” Du.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Associated With Higher Risk of Pancreatic Cancer, New Study Shows

Learn how polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may be linked to increased risk of pancreatic cancer.
Updates from SABCS 2021: Personalizing Diet and Exercise Plans for Breast Cancer, Zapping Metastatic Cells, Making Targeted Drugs Work Better

MSK physicians and researchers discussed the latest trends in breast cancer research at the annual meeting held in San Antonio.
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In the Clinic
There’s an App for That: When the Meaning of a BRCA Mutation Isn’t Clear-Cut

A new project called the BRCA Exchange is sharing data about BRCA mutations and what they actually mean for cancer risk.
The latest results come from a team of MSK physicians and scientists (from left to right): Bob Li, Hai-Yan Tu, Mackenzie Myers, Flavia Michelini, Emiliano Cocco, Sandra Misale, and Maurizio Scaltriti
In the Clinic
Back-to-Back Studies Support the Use of HER2-Targeted Therapies in Multiple Cancers

Results from a clinical trial and animal studies provide support for targeting the HER2 protein in multiple cancer types.