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New Technology Could Enable Immediate Detection of Tumor Borders during Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering scientists are developing new imaging instrumentation that could enable pathologist and surgeons to collaborate more seamlessly and reduce the need for repeat surgeries.
Research Provides Information About How Cancer Metastasis Occurs

Investigators at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have found new clues about how metastatic cancer can form long after a primary tumor has been removed.
MSK medical oncologist Komal Jhaveri.
Article
Imlunestrant With or Without Abemaciclib Effective in Treating ER+, HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer That Resists Standard Therapy

Read about a new treatment for people with some ER+, HER2- advanced breast cancers.
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The Lowdown on Sugar and Cancer: MSK Experts Look at the Evidence

Learn more about from MSK experts about what the latest research on the connection between eating sugar and cancer risk.
Pictured: Scott Armstrong, Kornelia Polyak & Victor Velculescu
Paul Marks Prize Honors Young Investigators for Promising Cancer Research

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center feted three gifted young investigators for their insightful contributions to cancer research in a public symposium on December 1, 2011.
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In the Lab
Ro Versus Musashi: How One Molecule Can Turn Cancer Cells Back to Normal

Researchers identify a compound that appears to eliminate tumor cells in a dish and in mice.
Around the World: Important New Research Reveals Insights into Colorectal Cancer in West Africa

Research by a team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has found important new insights into colorectal cancer in Nigeria that have significant implications for treating the disease in West Africa. This research also expands awareness of how different population groups may require different approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Dr. Karuna Ganesh and Elizabeth Benitez in the lab.
How a Better Understanding of Metastasis May Lead to Better Cancer Treatment

Metastasis is responsible for about 9 of every 10 cancer deaths, and it remains one of the most daunting and least understood aspects of the disease. Researchers across MSK are approaching a wide variety of metastatic cancer types from many directions.
David Jones in the operating room
The Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research: Blazing New Paths Toward Lung Cancer Treatments

Learn about the goals of the Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research: to reveal more about the biology of lung cancer, to examine novel treatment approaches, and to bring promising new therapies to our patients.
Postdocs Francisco “Pancho” Barriga and Kaloyan Tsanov in the lab
New MACHETE Technique Slices Into Cancer Genome To Study Copy Number Alterations

Learn why MSK researchers developed MACHETE, a new CRISPR-based technique to study large-scale genetic deletions efficiently in laboratory models.