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Two images of a human torso show a reduction in tumors after treatment with targeted therapy.
Finding
Largest Study of Its Kind Reveals New Targetable Genetic Causes of the Rare Blood Disorder Histiocytosis

In an international study led by MSK, researchers reported finding key mutations driving the disease histiocytosis for nearly all of the people included.
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Finding
Study in Mice Suggests Lactose in the Diet Feeds Dangerous Gut Bacteria When the Immune System Is Compromised

Lab mice who had lactose removed from their diets had a decreased risk of infection with the Enterococcus bacterium.
Mom and daughter having conversation
Ask the Expert
10 Tips for Talking with Your Child about Cancer

Find tools for discussing a cancer diagnosis with your children.
Pedram Razavi, Jorge Reis-Filho, and Bob Li
Finding
Many Mutations Detected in Liquid Biopsy Tests Do Not Come from Cancer Cells, an MSK Study Finds

The new findings suggest the need for caution when interpreting the results from these tests.
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Q&A
Cancer Care as It Should Be: How MSK Uses Thoughtful Design to Help People Heal

Learn how cancer patients benefit from carefully considered design at Memorial Sloan Kettering, from the director of its design team.
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Finding
Machine Learning May Help Classify Cancers of Unknown Primary

MSK investigators report a new tool that may help them determine the origin of some metastatic tumors, potentially leading to better targeted treatments.
DLP+ in action
In the Lab
One at a Time: New Tool Can Detect Genetic Changes in Thousands of Single Cancer Cells

Developed by scientists at MSK and the University of British Columbia/BC Cancer, the platform provides the deepest look yet into tumor evolution.
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.
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Finding
Genetic Variations Help Explain Why Immunotherapy Works Differently in Different People

A new study reports a possible way to quantify how efficient the immune system is at detecting cancer, and therefore how likely it is that a person will respond to immunotherapy.
Pictured: Ashley Landay (left) and Ashley Pildis (right)
Feature
A Tale of Two Ashleys: Meet a Nurse and a Patient Teaming Up for the New York City Marathon

Read about Ashley Landay, a breast cancer patient at MSK, who will run the TCS New York City Marathon with her chemotherapy nurse, Ashley Pildis.