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Jimmie Holland in early 1990s
In Memoriam
Remembering Jimmie Holland, a Founder of Psycho-Oncology

Dr. Holland was a tireless advocate for supporting the emotional and psychological needs of people with cancer. She also made huge strides in reducing the stigma surrounding the disease.
A hand points to brain images on a screen.
In the Clinic
Treating Cancer When It Spreads to the Brain

MSK doctors and scientists are leading the charge to find new and innovative ways to treat metastatic brain cancer.
Male scientist wearing protective gear working with radiopharmaceutical materials.
Article
Theranostics: A Powerful Diagnostic Tool and Cancer Treatment in One

Thanks to pioneering work done at MSK, a powerful new form of radiation therapy is changing the treatment of advanced cancers.
Jedd Wolchok in his lab
In the Lab
The Many Faces of the Immune Response to COVID-19: How Cancer Research Is Contributing to a Deeper Understanding

During the COVID-19 pandemic, MSK doctors and researchers are applying their knowledge about immunology toward the development of treatments.
(Left to right) Medical oncologist Mark Robson, gynecologist Noah Kauff, medical oncologist Zsofia Stadler, and Clinical Genetics Service Chief Kenneth Offit are applying genetic insights to improve the care of cancer patients.
Genetic Information Becomes a Vital Part of Clinical Practice

At Memorial Sloan Kettering, as the genetics revolution continues to flourish, discoveries made in the laboratory are increasingly producing real-world benefits for cancer patients.
This image shows cancer cells (white) and pericytes (green) clinging to capillaries (red). The blue dots are nuclei.
In the Lab
Scientists Identify Growth Signal for Metastatic Cancer "Seeds"

Targeting this signal with drugs might be one way to stop cancers from spreading.
A micrograph image of breast cancer cells.
In the Lab
Research Reveals How Sleeping Cancer Cells Wake Up

MSK investigators are studying how dormant cancer cells can become reactivated after remaining hidden in the body for years.
MSK physician-scientist Charles Sawyers and SKI computational biologist Dana Pe’er
MSK Researchers Discover How Cancer Cells Change Identity To Escape Therapies

Researchers learn how prostate cancer cells change their type to survive treatment.
(From left) David Scheinberg, Andrew Zelenetz, and Joseph Jurcic are using monoclonal antibodies to improve the treatment of patients with leukemia and lymphoma.
Monoclonal Antibody Drugs for Cancer Treatment

Therapies designed to target cancer while sparing healthy tissue show benefit, but have not yet reached full potential.
a sneaky man on a sneaky mission
In the Lab
Stealth Mode: How Metastatic Cancer Cells Evade Detection by the Immune System

Cancer cells have a sneaky ability to hide out in the body for years at a time. MSK scientists are looking for ways to flush them out.