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Albert Kuchler discussing his treatment results with MSK oncologist Bob Li at a recent clinic visit.
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For People with a Rare Mouth Cancer, a Targeted Drug Can Be Lifesaving

The drug targets a protein called HER2 found on some salivary gland tumors.
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.
MSK thoracic oncologist Robert Daly, MD, MBA is seen standing in a clinic hallway.
Cancer Care at Home: MSK Advances Lead the Field

Learn how new clinical trials at MSK are helping make cancer care at home a reality.
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New Reasons to Use a Tobacco Treatment Program to Quit Smoking and Other Tobacco Products

Research has shown that quitting tobacco use immediately improves health and that tobacco treatment programs make it easier to quit than going it alone.
Surgeon-scientist Vinod Balachandran in the laboratory
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What To Know About Pancreatic Cancer

Learn about important advances in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
Microscopic image of spherical cluster of cells, most of them pink cells with a smaller number of blue ones.
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Three Compelling Cancer Advances from 2015

MSK researchers moved cancer science ahead in 2015 with landmark discoveries that suggest new treatment strategies and shed light on how the disease progresses.
An illustration of a samurai and a crab.
In the Lab
Ro Versus Musashi: How One Molecule Can Turn Cancer Cells Back to Normal

Researchers identify a compound that appears to eliminate tumor cells in a dish and in mice.
Dr. Debyani Chakravarty
Why New Precision Oncology Cancer Treatments Benefit Patients of Some Ancestries More Than Others

Patients of European ancestry are more likely to find a match to the latest targeted cancer drugs than patients of other ancestries, according to new MSK research. This trend could exacerbate disparities in cancer outcomes.
Charles Swanton
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Meet Charles Swanton, a Recipient of the Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research

Charles Swanton of Cancer Research UK and University College London was one of the recipients of the 2021 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research.
abstract red and blue lines suggestive of metabolic pathways
In the Lab
Scientists Create First-of-Its-Kind Metabolic Road Map of Cancer

The online resource will serve as a benchmark for researchers studying metabolism and cancer.