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MSK Research Highlights, September 25, 2025

New MSK research highlights the importance of tumor location in metastasis; shows how regulatory T cells work with sensory nerves in the skin to restrain pain and inflammation; explores whether a large language model can adequately summarize cancer patients’ experiences with pain; and finds proton therapy is effective at treating leptomeningeal metastasis.
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Liquid Biopsies and Other Blood Tests for Cancer: What You Should Know 

Learn how blood tests called liquid biopsies may be used to find, diagnose, and treat cancer anywhere in the body.
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A Message From Dr. Selwyn Vickers, MSK’s President and CEO

Fighting cancer is often sobering and difficult work, but it is also full of hope. Ask anyone who works at MSK what inspires them, and they will tell you it’s the courage and resilience of the people they care for every day.
MSK orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jonathan Forsberg examines a patient's leg
A Revolutionary Bone Implant Saves a Patient’s Leg Decades After Giant Cell Tumor

Michelle Smith-Levitin was facing the devastating possibility of having her leg amputated when she sought a second opinion at MSK.
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Developmental Biologist Maria Jasin Wins the 2025 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize

Dr. Maria Jasin, whose fundamental research on repair of damaged DNA in cells has transformed our understanding of cancers linked to inherited gene mutations, was selected as the 2025 recipient of the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize — the preeminent international award recognizing outstanding women scientists.
Stacey Kaminsky, a breast cancer patient, sits on a hospital bed awaiting an MRI.
How MSK Nurses Offer Relief From Scanxiety

In response to the intense fear that so many people experience around imaging tests, MSK radiology nurses developed new recommendations that are helping patients everywhere.
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International Postdocs From 60 Countries Are Training at MSK in 2025

What inspires the outstanding young scientists who come from around the world to train at MSK?
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MSK Head and Neck Cancer Doctors Care for the Whole Person During a Difficult Diagnosis

Learn how the Head and Neck Cancer Service at MSK helps people overcome a variety of cancers while preserving facial appearance and function.
Ellen Coopersmith sitting in a row boat on the water with fall trees and a bridge in the background.
New Drug Treatment for Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (LGSOC), Sparked by Decade-Old Discovery

A new drug for ovarian cancer, which was developed based on lab research at MSK, is transforming the possibilities for patients like Ellen Coopersmith.
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Theranostics: A Powerful Diagnostic Tool and Cancer Treatment in One

Thanks to pioneering work done at MSK, a powerful new form of radiation therapy is changing the treatment of advanced cancers.