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MSK patient Dario Cortes
Feature
How Rectal Cancer Taught Dario Resilience

Meet Dario Cortes, who was treated for rectal cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering and is now back to doing the activities he loves.
a young patient smiling at the MSK Kids Halloween celebration
The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering 2024

The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), composed of more than 120 philanthropist volunteers dedicated to MSK’s mission, raised an ...
Antonio Lekhrajmal is seen outdoors with his wife, Maria. He has been successfully treated with checkpoint inhibitors for advanced stomach cancer.
How Checkpoint Inhibitors for Stage 4 Stomach Cancer Worked for Antonio

Learn how MSK helped a man with stage 4 stomach (gastric) cancer using checkpoint inhibitors, a type of immunotherapy that also treats many other cancers.
Prostate cancer cells, colored red in scanning electron micrograph (SEM).
Science Byte
PSMA: A New Target for Prostate Cancer Treatment

Researchers have discovered how a high level of the protein PSMA in cells helps fuel prostate cancer.
Five people on the beach during a sunset
Ask the Expert
Does Vitamin D Reduce the Risk of Getting Cancer?

Two MSK medical oncologists discuss the link between the "sunshine vitamin" and cancer.
MSK patient Charlie Sweeney and wife Kendra
Cancer Straight Talk: 3 Things Caregivers Should Know

Get helpful advice on being a caregiver for someone with cancer.
Physician-scientist Omar Abdel-Wahab
In the Lab
Research Suggests How Boosting Neoantigens Can Make Immunotherapy More Effective

In mice, drugs that change the way proteins are assembled appear to make checkpoint inhibitor drugs work better.
MSK urologic surgeon Timothy Donahue
In the Clinic
New Imaging Technique Could Reduce Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Surgery

Learn how a new imaging approach lights up nerves so they can be avoided during prostate cancer surgery.
Four people who were successfully treated for rectal cancer in a clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering are seen posing outdoors with the trial’s two principal investigators.
Rectal Cancer Disappears After Experimental Use of Immunotherapy, Now an FDA Designated Breakthrough Therapy

Rectal cancer patients saw their tumors disappear in a clinical trial involving immunotherapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center—without surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy.
Woman in field with dog dressed as tiger
A Surgical Milestone To Protect Fertility in Young People With Cancer

MSK surgeons do an innovative procedure called a uterine transposition — the first performed in the U.S. — to preserve a woman’s fertility during cancer treatment.