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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.
Ask the Expert
Consuming alcohol is dangerous when you have liver cancer or cirrhosis.
Should a Person with Liver Cancer Stop Drinking Alcohol?
Learn why medical oncologist Ghassan Abou-Alfa counsels his patients with liver cancer to stop drinking.
In the Lab
Researchers at MSK have devised a technique, based on machine learning, that can predict the DNA binding preferences of a protein called a transcription factor.
A Netflix-Inspired Approach to Understanding Biology and Medicine
Computers currently help us choose our favorite movies, books, and TV shows. Will personalized medicines be next?
In the Clinic
Kenneth Offit
Innovative Research Center Will Explore Hereditary Cancer Genes
MSK’s new Robert and Kate Niehaus Center for Inherited Cancer Genomics is using the latest in gene sequencing technologies to discover the inherited causes of cancer.
Q&A
Robert J. Motzer
Immunotherapy Pioneered at MSK Receives FDA Approval for Advanced Kidney Cancer
Thanks to the work of MSK’s Robert Motzer, people with advanced renal cell carcinoma (a type of kidney cancer) now have a new immunotherapy option available to them.
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MSK’s Lorenz Studer Named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow
The awards are given annually to people in an array of fields in the arts and sciences.
In the Clinic
Hyperpolarized MRI
Hyperpolarized MRI: A New Tool to Assess Treatment Response within Days
Hyperpolarized MRI could allow doctors to get a read on a tumor’s response to treatment quickly.
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Sloan Kettering Institute Marks 70 Years of Changing Cancer
The research arm of Memorial Sloan Kettering was established to apply industrial techniques to the study of cancer.
In the Lab
Test tubes and glass vials and beakers sit on a desk in a laboratory.
New Chemical Biology Program Brings Power of Chemistry to Biomedical Research
A new Sloan Kettering Institute program will enhance the use of chemical principles to investigate biological processes.
Q&A
Picturing the Body’s Immune Response
Understanding the Body’s Immune Response to Inflammation
Cell biologist Philipp Niethammer discusses what the zebrafish can teach us about how the body heals.