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MSK surgeons gathered around a robot used for cancer surgery
Q&A
Reality Check: Should People with Cancer Avoid Robotic Surgery?

Department of Surgery Chair Jeffrey Drebin discusses MSK’s approach to robotic surgery in response to a recent FDA advisory.
Pediatric oncologists Andrew Kung, Neal Shukla, and Fil Dela Cruz
Feature
One by One: How MSK Kids Is Using Precision Medicine to Tailor Treatment for Children with Cancer

Learn how the Pediatric Translational Medicine Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering is bringing together experts to make new discoveries about pediatric cancer.
Enhanced MRI of a glioblastoma
In the Lab
Starving Cancer Stem Cells Could Be the Trick to Treating Glioblastoma, Study Finds

MSK researchers have identified a compound that kills glioblastoma cells using a mechanism that’s completely different from earlier treatments.
Karuna Ganesh
Feature
The Convergence: Scientists Move toward a New Understanding of Metastatic Cancer

Through converging lines of research in stem cell biology, tissue regeneration, and immunity, Sloan Kettering Institute scientists are learning what makes metastatic cancer cells tick.
Asia McCoy speaking with a patient
In the Clinic
Patient-Reported Side Effects: A Crucial Part of Cancer Clinical Trials

In recent years, there has been a shift toward capturing information about the side effects caused by new treatments directly from patients.
Nurse bandaging patient after vaccination
Q&A
Helping Hispanic People Prevent HPV-Related Cancers

Learn more about HPV and cancer risk in the Hispanic community, which has more cancers linked to the disease than any other group in the United States.
Alex Kentsis in his lab
Finding
Research Uncovers the Genetic Causes of Aggressive Leukemia in Children

Researchers have found that the genetic changes that cause pediatric leukemia are different from those that lead to leukemia in adults.
Deborah Goldfrank
Q&A
HPV Testing and Pap Smears: Understanding the Latest Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening

Learn about the latest guidelines for Pap tests, HPV tests, and pelvic exams — including recently updated recommendations.
Image of a mobile phone with a strand of DNA
In the Clinic
There’s an App for That: When the Meaning of a BRCA Mutation Isn’t Clear-Cut

A new project called the BRCA Exchange is sharing data about BRCA mutations and what they actually mean for cancer risk.
Colored scanning electron micrograph of a lymphoma cell showing early apoptotic changes
Q&A
Newly Approved Drug Combination Improves Survival for People with Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma

A recently approved treatment approach dramatically improves the outlook for people with an aggressive form of lymphoma.