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Woman holding long-haired black cat.
Lung Cancer Caught Early: Marylou’s Story

A lifelong smoker overcomes discomfort over what a lung cancer imaging test might reveal. She hopes her experience helps reduce the stigma for others who smoke.
DJ and MSK patient Cynthia Malaran performing joyfully at South Street Seaport
Quieting Cancer Anxiety With Music Therapy

A clinical trial at MSK found that music therapy for cancer-related anxiety is as effective as cognitive behavioral therapy and produces long-lasting benefits.
A doctor examines a mole.
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Don't Scratch That Mole? Scientists Are Learning More about Inflammation and Cancer

It's not only what's inside your cells that determines your cancer risk. It's what surrounds them too.
Seen are Scott Stuart, MSK Chair, Board of Trustees, and Selwyn M. Vickers, MD, FACS, President and CEO of MSK
A Message From MSK Leaders Selwyn M. Vickers and Scott Stuart

The President and CEO and Chair of the Board at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center introduce the year's highlights in their introductory letter to the 2023 Annual Report.
Stacey Kaminsky, a breast cancer patient, sits on a hospital bed awaiting an MRI.
How MSK Nurses Offer Relief From Scanxiety

In response to the intense fear that so many people experience around imaging tests, MSK radiology nurses developed new recommendations that are helping patients everywhere.
Mike Philbin
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How Telemedicine Reshaped Genetic Counseling during the COVID-19 Pandemic

A recent study from MSK investigators found that most patients who received genetic counseling by telemedicine during the early months of the pandemic reported being highly satisfied with the care they received.
Students pose with Memorial Sloan Kettering President Harold Varmus after the symposium.
Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research

The third annual research symposium introduces high school students and teachers to several topics in cancer research.
Integrative medicine specialist Jun Mao
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Meet Jun Mao, MSK’s Chief of Integrative Medicine

Dr. Mao leads a team of integrative medicine specialists who offer complementary therapies such as massage and acupuncture to patients and caregivers.
Illustration of how PU-PET localizes to tumors
In the Lab
Bull’s-Eye: Imaging Technology Could Confirm When a Drug Is Going to the Right Place

Collaborative team advances a new approach for imaging a drug that’s been developed to stop cancer growth.
Gerstner Sloan Kettering Students
8 Gerstner Sloan Kettering Students Prepare To Graduate

Eight scientists are poised to receive their doctorates and embark on careers tackling problems in human disease through biomedical research. Their years of dedication and training will be recognized on May 18, 2022, when they will be awarded their PhD degrees from the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK). This year’s commencement marks the school’s 11th graduating class since admitting its first students in 2006.