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In the Lab
Studying Cancer Mysteries Just Beneath the Scales

Hail to the zebrafish. MSK scientists are using a small fish to answer some big questions about cancer.
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Support
Four Things Parents Should Know about the HPV Vaccine

Vaccinating children against the human papillomavirus can protect them from developing many types of cancer. Here’s what you need to know.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Endorses HPV Vaccination for Cancer Prevention

MSK has joined with 68 of the nation’s top cancer centers in issuing a statement urging increased HPV vaccination for the prevention of cancer. This statement, signed by MSK Physician-in-Chief and Chief Medical Officer José Baslega, MD, PhD, and colleagues at NCI-designated cancer centers across the country, calls upon the nation’s physicians, parents, and young adults to take advantage of this rare opportunity to prevent many types of cancer. MSK head and neck and gynecologic cancer experts are available to discuss the importance of the HPV vaccine and risks of HPV-related cancers. Please email [email protected] to arrange an interview.
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Announcement
MSK Issues Joint Statement Urging Use of HPV Vaccine to Prevent Cancers

MSK joins other leading cancer institutions in calling for increased vaccination to protect against human papillomavirus, which causes many forms of cancer.
Young man receiving chemotherapy.
Q&A
Meet the MSK Oncologist on a Quest to Cure Hodgkin Lymphoma with Fewer Long-Term Side Effects

MSK medical oncologist David Straus is looking for less-intensive treatments for Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer most commonly found in young adults.
Light micrograph of white blood cells from a patient with acute myeloid leukemia.
In the Lab
New Drug Developed at MSK Starves Acute Myeloid Leukemia of a Signaling Fix

An innovative collaboration between basic scientists and clinical researchers has led to a promising new drug for AML.
This cross section of a mouse intestine shows dividing cells (stained white) in the epithelial layer of the intestine, which lines the organ. These proliferating cells help restore intestinal tissue after damage from graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).
In the Lab
Immune System Molecule Could Become New Treatment for Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Scientists are using a molecule from the immune system to combat this serious complication in a new way.
Dr. Charles Sawyers, Vice President Joe Biden, and Dr. José Baselga.
In the News
Can America Cure Cancer?

During his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a “moonshot” to cure cancer. Following that, MSK physicians attended a roundtable discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland to discuss progress on what a cure might look like.
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Feature
License to Build: New Theory of Cancer Puts Metabolism at Center

MSK researchers are rethinking the relationship between metabolism and cancer, and finding insights in some unexpected places. Your beer glass, for example.
MSK Experts Weigh in on Mammography Debate

Many women are confused by conflicting guidelines on breast screening. And the latest recommendations made by the USPSTF are adding to that confusion. MSK experts are available to answer questions and explain what MSK recommends and why it is not altering its guidelines. To schedule an interview with a member of MSK’s breast cancer leadership team, please contact Nicole McNamara at [email protected].