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Roundup
Highlights from MSK at the 2018 American Association for Cancer Research Meeting

Read up on the latest developments in several key areas of cancer research, including genomic mapping, disease modeling through CRISPR, CAR T therapy, and cancer stem cells.
MSK thoracic surgeon Alexis Chidi
In the Clinic
Six Things You Need to Know About Lung Cancer Screening and CT Scans

Find out why people at risk of lung cancer are not getting screened and why they should.
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Feature
3 Cancer Genes You've Never Heard Of

While BRCA genes garner most of the public's attention, they're not the only cancer-predisposition genes doctors test for.
Group of Black men posing at prostate cancer fundraising walk.
Annual Prostate Cancer Screening Pays Off for Black Community Leader in Harlem

A Black community leader seeks prompt treatment for prostate cancer, avoiding the harsh toll the disease often takes on men like him.
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In the Lab
Scientists Create the First Human-Tumor-Derived Model for Studying Rectal Cancer

Scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering have created a model of rectal cancer using human-tumor-derived organoids.
An MSK patient and advocate for people working with cancer, Gina Jacobson looks relaxed and smiles at the camera, with her left hand under her chin.
Working When You Have Cancer

After a cancer diagnosis, one of the first and toughest decisions people face is how much to share in the workplace. Read more about working with cancer — and how MSK offers guidance and support.
immunofluorescence image of colorectal cancer cells
Unlocking the Secrets of Cancer Metastasis: MSK Study Provides New Insights, Potential Therapeutic Opportunities

Metastasis remains the primary challenge to reducing cancer deaths worldwide. A new MSK study is providing unique insights that researchers say point to new therapeutic opportunities.
Memorial Sloan Kettering patient Rebecca Lerner smiling in the hospital
Unlocking a Mystery: What’s Behind the Rise In Colorectal Cancer Among Young People

Doctors and scientists at MSK are desperately trying to figure out why more young patients like Rebecca, 33, are getting colorectal cancer — and how best to treat them.
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Daniela Molena
In the Clinic
When Is Heartburn a Sign of Esophageal Cancer?

Many people don’t know that gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a potentially serious condition that — if left untreated — can ultimately lead to esophageal cancer.
Timothy A. Chan
Researchers Link Gene that Causes Parkinson's Disease to Cancer

A multidisciplinary team of Memorial Sloan Kettering investigators has shown for the first time that the gene that causes the inherited form of Parkinson's disease also plays a role in many types of cancer, including colon and lung cancers and glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer.