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MSK leadership on the stage in the Zuckerman Research Center auditorium.
Event
MSK’s Virtual Convocation and Commencement Honors Graduates and Award Winners

Memorial Sloan Kettering’s 41st annual ceremony recognized graduates and award winners with an online event.
Two doctors looking at a patient
Q&A
Answers to Common Questions about Radiation Safety

MSK radiation therapy experts set the record straight about the safety of this effective treatment.
Charles Rudin with lab member
ASCO 2020: Advances in the Treatment of Small-Cell Lung Cancer

During the upcoming ASCO Virtual Scientific Program, MSK Chief of Thoracic Oncology Service Charles M. Rudin, MD, PhD, will present a study that found pembrolizumab addition to first-line chemotherapy significantly improved progression-free survival for patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC).
Dr. Jun Mao with patient
ASCO 2020: Using Acupuncture to Treat Pain in Cancer Survivors

During the upcoming ASCO Virtual Scientific Program, MSK Chief of Integrative Medicine, Jun J. Mao, MD, MSCE will be presenting a new study comparing the effectiveness of electro-acupuncture (EA) and auricular acupuncture (AA) versus usual care (UC) for chronic musculoskeletal pain in cancer survivors.
Nitya Raj
6 Tips for a Successful Telemedicine Visit with Your Doctor

Learn the keys to a successful telemedicine visit from a cancer specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program
ASCO 2020: MSK Experts Featured at the Virtual Scientific Program

Thousands of oncology experts from around the world will tune in May 29-31 for the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) Virtual Scientific Program. MSK physicians and scientists are involved in notable research to be presented at the meeting.
X and Y chromosomes in mice
In the Lab
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (Especially for Sex Chromosomes)

One’s big, one’s small. Somehow, they make it work.
Jeffrey Drebin, MD, PhD
Creating a Safe Space for Cancer Surgery

Concerns around COVID-19 are common in the general population, but cancer patients are also balancing questions about what the pandemic means for their treatment, prognosis, and vulnerability to the virus.
Two gloved hands opening a drawer in a laboratory.
Feature
Double Trouble: Researchers Find Many Cancers Carry Two Mutations in the Same Gene

Discovery reveals that the genetic causes of cancer may be more complicated than previously thought.
A fluorescent image of cells undergoing differentiation in a mouse model.
In Brief
Cancer Stem Cells’ Reliance on a Key Amino Acid Could Be an Exploitable Weakness

The discovery links metabolism to the way cancer stem cells form tumors.