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Pictured: Joan Massagué
In the Lab
Study Links Cancer’s Ability to Spread with Chemotherapy Resistance

A team of investigators from Memorial Sloan Kettering has shown for the first time that tumor growth, metastasis, and chemotherapy resistance are connected to the same molecular changes inside breast cancer cells.
a cartoon of a cancer cell spooning glutamine from a jar
Feature
Beyond Sugar: What Cancer Cells Need to Grow

While sugar gets most of the attention as a cancer fuel, other nutrients can be equally important.
A man in his 70s (prostate cancer patient) smiling for camera
A Major Advance: Tracking and Treating Hidden Prostate Cancer Cells

A new technology shows great promise for imaging and treating advanced forms of prostate cancer.
Pouring white wine into a glass
Feature
White Wine and Melanoma: Does Drinking Alcohol Increase Your Cancer Risk?

Hear from our experts about a new study linking alcohol consumption and melanoma risk.
Julia Glade Bender and her niece Emily
Age Is Just a Number: For Tailoring Cancer Treatment, Biology Matters More than Your Birthday

MSK doctors, such as Julia Glade Bender, are achieving better outcomes for patients by personalizing treatment on the basis of the biology of the cancer rather than the patient’s age.
Left-handed and right-handed KRas molecules
In the Lab
Mirror-Image Chemistry Enables New Approach for Targeting an “Undruggable” Cancer-Causing Protein

MSK chemists are focusing on developing small-molecule drugs to target KRas, an important cancer protein.
American Association for Cancer Research
AACR Virtual Meeting: COVID-19 and Cancer: Physician-in-Chief Lisa DeAngelis Featured on Forum About Getting Patients Back to the Clinic

Physician-in-Chief Lisa M. DeAngelis joins healthcare experts during the AACR Virtual Meeting: COVID-19 and Cancer to discuss how to safely bring patients to the clinic so they can receive vital cancer screenings and care.
Pictured: Filippo Giancotti
In the Lab
Researchers Shed Light on Why Some Breast Cancers Spread to the Lungs

A new Memorial Sloan Kettering study has identified one of the proteins fueling the spread of some breast cancers, and researchers hope their findings will lead to the development of new diagnostic tools and drugs.
Close up of microscope viewer.
Article
MSK Research Highlights, October 15, 2024

New MSK research identifies a gene mutation associated with resistance to breast cancer treatment; reports encouraging results for expanding use of a new prostate cancer radiotherapy; determines the best radiation level for avoiding complications treating spinal tumors; and finds that proton therapy is effective against previously treated head and neck cancers.
Nathanael Gray, Joshua Mendell, and Christopher Vakoc
Announcement
Three Scientists Are Named Winners of the Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research

Memorial Sloan Kettering has named three winners of this year’s Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research, an award that recognizes promising investigators.