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Colorectal Tumors in Young vs. Older Adults Are Biologically Similar, Says MSK Study

The largest, most comprehensive study of its kind from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center finds that the biology of colorectal cancer in people under 50 is very similar to the disease in older people and more aggressive treatment of younger patients may not be warranted.
Daniella Jimenez
Education
Summer Internships at MSK: Opening Eyes and Doors for the Next Generation of Cancer Scientists

For some students, summer means fun in the sand, surf, and sun. But the high school and college students accepted into one of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s summer internship programs have a far more meaningful answer to the perennial question, “What did you do this summer?”
Tomya Watt, Vice President of Talent Acquisition & Mobility and Chief Diversity Officer at MSK
A Pipeline for Talent: MSK’s Emerging Leader Program

Research supports that an inclusive workforce, with diverse leadership, results in better patient care and outcomes. It's known, too, that inclusion leads to greater innovation as the knowledge and ideas of more people, with different perspectives, are brought into the mix.
Craig B. Thompson, MD
Craig B. Thompson Named to City and State’s 2021 Life Sciences Power 50

Craig B. Thompson, MD, President and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), has been named to the first City & State Life Sciences Power 50.
Scientist Gabriela Chiosis in her lab
In the Lab
Experimental Drug Targets Misbehaving Proteins in Brain Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease

Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers are studying how drugs that reverse malfunctioning proteins may treat disease.
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Prasad Adusumilli
Q&A
CAR T Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Treating Mesothelioma

A combination immunotherapy approach using CAR T cells could be an effective new way to treat mesothelioma.
Irene Dimatulac sitting at a table in a restaurant
Feature
MSK’s Adolescent and Young Adult Program Supports Patients Throughout Their Treatment Journey

After graduate student Irene Dimatulac was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in her knee, treatment at MSK — and support from MSK’s Adolescent and Young Adult Program — allowed her to get back to her life.
Stephen Sternberg
Remembering Stephen Sternberg, a Respected and Influential Surgical Pathologist

Memorial Sloan Kettering is sad to note the passing on May 12 of Stephen Sternberg, at the age of 100. Dr. Sternberg spent his entire career at MSK as a surgical pathologist. Widely known as a leader in the field of pathology and highly regarded for his expertise, he was also greatly respected as an editor of major national publications, which garnered him a broad, devoted following around the world.
Smiling female doctor talking to patient.
Q&A
6 Questions Answered about the CDH1 Gene Mutation & Stomach Cancer

Inheriting a mutation in the CDH1 gene can raise risk of a rare stomach cancer called hereditary diffuse gastric cancer.
NBC’s Today Show Spotlights MSK and Addresses Access to Care at Comprehensive Cancer Centers
NBC’s Today Show Spotlights MSK and Addresses Access to Care at Comprehensive Cancer Centers

On July 22, 2021, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center was prominently featured on NBC News/The Today Show about “How to Navigate Nation’s Top Hospitals.”