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Finding
Cancer Genes in Humans vs. Chimps: Why Are We More Susceptible?

In an unusual collaboration, scientists from MSK and the American Museum of Natural History looked at how the BRCA2 gene differs between humans and chimps. Mutations in this gene are linked to an increased risk of certain cancers, including breast cancer.
Dr. Andrew Vickers
Feature
The Truth About PSA Tests and Prostate Cancer Screening 

PSA testing is an important part of screening for prostate cancer, when it’s used the right way. Learn the truth dispelling seven myths about the PSA test.
MSK physician Dr. Deb Schrag
Experimental Blood Test for Cancer Shows Potential To Screen for Multiple Types Simultaneously

Learn how a blood test could someday provide a way to detect cancers at an early stage.
Christopher Klebanoff
In the Lab
New Immunotherapy Approach Targets a Commonly Mutated ‘Driver’ Protein Unique to Cancer Cells

Investigators at MSK are developing new immunotherapy treatments that rely on engineering T cells to recognize mutated proteins that are unique to cancer.
Andrea Barrio, a breast cancer surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, talks to a patient
Important New Insights into Lymphedema: High Risk, Race, and Ethnicity

Learn about research on lymphedema at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, which finds that Black and Hispanic women are at highest risk.
MSK director of social work Penny Damaskos, posing with a human-sized number 8
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How Social Workers Help People with Cancer: 8 Questions with Penny Damaskos

Meet MSK Director of Social Work Penny Damaskos and learn how she and her team help people with cancer.
Claire’s Legacy
MSK Giving: Claire’s Legacy

Learn why an MSK patient is supporting the MSK mission with a bequest.
Alicia Kalogeropoulos with her husband, Alex, at the beach.
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Top Cancer Treatment Advances at MSK in 2023

Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) pioneered advances in many types of cancer treatment for patients in 2023. Read about some of the most important developments over the past year.
detail shot of a lab coat with the MSK logo
MSK Research Highlights, June 18, 2025

New MSK research finds improving intestinal metabolism may help treat chronic inflammation and prevent cancer; shows how breast cancer resistance is linked to APOBEC3 enzymes; investigates opportunities for restoring sensitivity to endocrine therapy; and finds acupuncture may help prostate cancer survivors wake up less often at night to urinate.
John Mendelsohn
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Remembering John Mendelsohn, a Pioneer of Targeted Therapy for Cancer

The scientific world lost one of its greats this week. Here, we reflect on his influence.