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Papillary renal cell carcinoma under the microscope
Finding
Study Suggests More People with Kidney Cancer Should Be Screened for Hereditary Cancer Genes

Researchers have found that more than 20% of people with a type of cancer called advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma have disease that is driven by inherited cancer mutations.
Mom and daughter having conversation
Ask the Expert
10 Tips for Talking with Your Child about Cancer

Find tools for discussing a cancer diagnosis with your children.
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Feature
The Future of Cancer Research: Five Reasons for Optimism

Discover some of the most exciting research that Memorial Sloan Kettering scientists are pursuing in the fight against cancer.
Joan Massagué
How Cancer Spreads: Four Emerging Insights About Metastasis

Sloan Kettering Institute Director Dr. Joan Massagué talks about our updated understanding of cancer metastasis.
Pictured: Joan Massagué
Cancer Biologist Joan Massagué Honored on Two Continents

Joan Massagué, Chair of the Cancer Biology and Genetics Program in the Sloan Kettering Institute, has been named the recipient of two prestigious awards.
Scientist Gabriela Chiosis in her lab
In the Lab
Experimental Drug Targets Misbehaving Proteins in Brain Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease

Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers are studying how drugs that reverse malfunctioning proteins may treat disease.
Portrait of a live zebrafish with dark patterning around and above the eyes
In the Lab
Uncharted Waters: The Making of a New Cancer Drug

A team of scientists is combining sophisticated chemistry and experiments in zebrafish to develop a new cancer drug that shows early potential against melanoma and metastatic breast cancer.
MSK gastroenterologist Robin Mendelsohn seen smiling at desk.
How Does an At-Home Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Compare to a Colonoscopy? Answers From an Expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Learn about the difference methods of colorectal cancer screening, including the at-home Cologuard test, from an expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Dean Bajorin
Q&A
Immunotherapy Drug Lowers Risk of Bladder Cancer Returning after Surgery

People with bladder cancer may soon have a new treatment option following surgery.
Human metastatic melanoma cells in a lymph node. ENPP1, a protein involved in immune evasion, is shown in green.
Taking the STING Out of Cancer: Discovery about How Cancer Cells Evade Immune Defenses Inspires New Treatment Approach

The research identifies a protein called ENPP1 as a potential drug target in the treatment of advanced cancers with chromosome instability.