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In Brief
AACR 2024 Research Highlights From MSK

MSK investigators presented new research on a range of important topics at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Dana Pe'er
AACR: How Cellular Plasticity Drives Cancer Metastasis

In a plenary presentation at the 2024 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, Dr. Dana Pe’er highlighted three recent research collaborations between her lab and other labs at MSK that have shed new light on the ability of cancer cells to adapt and spread.
Andrea Barrio, a breast cancer surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, talks to a patient
Important New Insights into Lymphedema: High Risk, Race, and Ethnicity

Learn about research on lymphedema at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, which finds that Black and Hispanic women are at highest risk.
A researcher working in an MSK lab
MSK Research Highlights, March 28, 2024

New MSK research helps win the approval of a drug to treat one type of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer; shows the effectiveness of cryoablation for large breast cancer tumors; identifies a gene essential for the formation of a common childhood brain tumor; and unlocks the secrets of natural killer cell metabolism.
MSK medical physicist Michael Bellamy
Feature
6 Myths About Radon and Lung Cancer

Learn about the connection between radon and the risk of lung cancer.
The Paul Marks Prize medal
Feature
The 3 Winners of MSK’s 2023 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research Will Present Their Research at Symposium

The three recipients of the 2023 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research will present their research at a symposium. Learn about the research of Mark Agnel Frederick Dawson, Cigall Kadoch, and Michelle Monje,
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In the Clinic
How Robotic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Can Reduce Side Effects

MSK performs the highest number of robot-assisted surgeries for colorectal cancer in the United States, enabling more patients to have a shorter hospital stay and a faster recovery.
Dennis Flaherty
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How MSK Is Helping Dennis Survive Stage 4 Kidney Cancer

When Dennis Flaherty was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer, he knew he wanted to be treated at MSK. His story illustrates why U.S. News & World Report ranked MSK the top hospital in the country for urology care in 2023.
Vittoria Bocchi, Melissa Yao, Julia Brunner, and Tzippora Chwat-Edelstein
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Meet the 4 Winners of the 2024 Kravis WISE Fellowships

MSK is proud to announce that four Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) researchers have been named 2024 Marie-Josée Kravis Women in Science Endeavor (Kravis WISE) fellowship grant recipients.
MSK clinical psychologist Talia Zaider
Advance Care Planning Advice for Family Caregivers

Read advice from an MSK clinical psychologist about how caregivers of people with cancer can best manage their emotions and life responsibilities.