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Feature
Now that Weed Is Becoming Legalized, Should More People with Cancer Use Cannabis?

Find out what Memorial Sloan Kettering experts recommend when it comes to marijuana, CBD, and other forms of cannabis for cancer.
Developmental biologist Luis Parada
In the Lab
Stem Cells May Explain Why Rare Inherited Tumor in Kids Is So Aggressive

Sloan Kettering Institute investigators have found that a subpopulation of cells within a type of sarcoma called malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor appear to be similar to a type of neural stem cells.
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You’ve Finished Cancer Treatment. Now What? MSK’s Survivorship Program Provides Expert Care

Meet Christopher Jeter, who was diagnosed nearly 10 years ago with lung cancer. He was successfully treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering and now is being closely monitored by experts in MSK's Adult Survivorship Program.
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A Graduation Like No Other: MSK Kids Annual Pediatric Convocation Ceremony

MSK Kids celebrated the Class of 2021 at its 15th Annual Convocation Ceremony on June 10.
Chasity Burrows Walters
Caring for Transgender Patients: An Evolving Story of Learning and Respect

Meet Chasity Burrows Walters, an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) patients and has made it her mission to help shape how Memorial Sloan Kettering cares for transgender patients.
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5 Reasons Boys and Young Men Need the HPV Vaccine, Too

If you think women are the only people who get cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), think again. These cancers are on the rise in men.
Structural biologist Stephen Long in his lab
In the Lab
High-Tech Microscope Reveals Inner Workings of Protein Assembly Machinery

Sloan Kettering Institute investigators have learned how Hedgehog proteins, which are important in both development and cancer, are assembled.
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MSK Therapy Dog Competing in Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

“Plum” from the Caring Canines program will compete June 11-13.
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ASCO 2021 Research Roundup: Focus on Immunotherapy

Read about the latest findings in immunotherapy from the 2021 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
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Black Men and Women Are at Higher Risk of Colorectal Cancer: What You Should Know

Black adults are more likely to get colorectal cancer and die from it than any other group. Learn how Black men and women can protect themselves and why screening for colorectal cancer beginning at age 45 is so important.