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Memorial Sloan Kettering gynecologic surgeon Ginger Gardner, who practices in Manhattan and West Harrison, New York
Feature
In honor of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, test your knowledge of women’s cancers.
A researcher working in an MSK lab
New MSK research uncovers unique genetic signatures in cancer patients of non-European ancestry; identifies social adversity as a potential risk factor for higher rates of triple-negative breast cancer among Black women; shows a web-based system could help head-and-neck cancer survivors report their concerns; and finds adding immunotherapy can boost the effectiveness for hard-to-treat follicular lymphomas.
Deborah Goldfrank
Q&A
Learn about the latest guidelines for Pap tests, HPV tests, and pelvic exams — including recently updated recommendations.
MSK radiation oncologist Christopher Barker
Clinical Update
Learn how advanced basal cell carcinoma can be treated with a new combination radiation and drug therapy.
Alexander Drilon, MD
Following an approval from the FDA in May 2020, the New England Journal of Medicine has published data from the phase I/II LIBRETTO-001 clinical trial of selpercatinib in advanced RET (REarranged during Transfection)-driven lung and thyroid cancers. MSK’s Alexander Drilon, MD, the recently appointed Chief of the Early Drug Development Service, serves as the lead investigator for multi-site clinical trial.
An illustration of sugar pouring onto NRF2
Finding
The discovery suggests a potential new treatment approach for certain cancers.
An illustration
Feature
Memorial Sloan Kettering scientists, physicians, and administrators are developing and commercializing research discoveries to generate more-effective and affordable cancer treatments.
Young girl
Learn why MSK recommends that children be vaccinated against HPV.
Doctor putting a band-aid on a girl's arm
In the Clinic
3 Things to Know about Cervical Cancer
Learn from gynecologic surgeon Vance Broach about cervical cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
MSK Physician-in-Chief José Baselga presents at the ASCO meeting
Finding
A clinical trial provides evidence that blocking a protein called PI3K can be an effective treatment strategy for breast cancer.