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Decoder
What Is Apoptosis?

Cell biologist Michael Overholtzer explains apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death that can lead to cancer when it doesn’t function properly.
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Super Vision: How New Imaging Technologies Are Transforming Biomedical Research

With the power of advanced microscopes, Sloan Kettering Institutes scientists are pushing the boundaries of what can be seen and measured.
SKI cell biologists Junmei Yi and Xuejun Jiang
In the Lab
More Evidence that Cellular ‘Death by Iron’ Could Be Promising Avenue of Cancer Treatment

Cancers with certain mutations are vulnerable to ferroptosis, a form of iron-dependent cell death.
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Feature
How a Chicken Helped Solve the Mystery of Cancer

When this feathered patient found her way into a New York laboratory in 1909, she changed the course of cancer science.
Cannabis oil is often heralded as an alternative cure for cancer
In the Clinic
The Truth Behind Four Natural Cancer “Cures”

The internet is full of “miracle cures” for cancer and alleged surefire ways to prevent it, and well-meaning people may urge cancer patients to just tr...
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Education
MSK’s Summer Cancer Research Program Gives Opportunity to Diverse College Students

A summer program offers college students from underrepresented communities a chance to get valuable research experience.
MSK medical oncologist Alexander Drilon
Feature
First Targeted Cancer Drug Approved Based on Mutation Rather than Tumor Type

Learn about larotrectinib, the first cancer drug to be FDA approved for adult and pediatric patients at the same time.
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At AACR, MSK Researchers Spotlight Health Disparities and Propose Solutions

Topics included more diverse representation in clinical trials, racial disparities in colorectal cancer, and ancestry testing to improve diagnoses.
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In the Lab
Resistance Is Futile: Targeted Treatment Makes Stubborn Cancers Responsive to Immunotherapy

New research on an experimental drug provides hope for better responses to immunotherapy.
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Finding
Definitive Study Shows That People with Melanoma Do Not Need Immediate Lymph Node Removal

The results of a large, international randomized trial herald a change in medical practice for the treatment of melanoma.