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Queens Library Healthlink Initiative Launched

QUEENS, NY, January 17, 2007 - The Queens Library HealthLink initiative was developed to place libraries at the center of an innovative new effort designed to help medically underserved communities throughout Queens access free cancer information, early detection screenings, cancer treatment resources, and other life-saving services.
Novel Regulation of the Common Tumor Suppressor PTEN

Researchers led by scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have now identified fundamentally novel regulatory mechanisms of <i>PTEN</i> function. The findings from two related studies are published in the January 12 issue of <i>Cell</i>.
New Standard of Care Recommended for Advanced Kidney Cancer

Newly published results from a randomized, Phase III trial show that the drug sunitinib malate (Sutent®) is more effective than the conventional treatment given as an initial therapy for patients with advanced kidney cancer.
New Online Search Tool Helps Scientists Explore Genes in Medical Literature

Computational biology researchers today announced a new Internet tool for the exploration of the scientific literature in medicine and biology. The freely accessible iHOP service provides fast, accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date summary information on more than 80,000 biological molecules by automatically extracting key sentences from millions of PubMed documents when a search is requested.
Oncology Nurse Receives National Honor

Jacqueline Barnes, RN, MPH, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and a resident of Roosevelt Island, NY, has been recognized for outstanding patient care with a <eM>New York Times</em> Job Market "Tribute to Nurses" award.
Ludwig Fund Gives $120 Million for Cancer Research

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is one of six leading institutions that will share in a $120 million gift from a foundation created by American billionaire Daniel K. Ludwig.
Charles A. Sklar
Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Face Health Issues

Almost three-fourths of pediatric cancer survivors will have a chronic health problem within 30 years after the cancer diagnosis, with 40 percent experiencing a serious, life-threatening, disabling, or fatal condition, according to investigators from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and other institutions.
Estate of Fashion Designer Geoffrey Beene Donates Funds to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

A gift from the estate of renowned fashion designer Geoffrey Beene will enable MSKCC to launch an ambitious research initiative to be known as the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center.
Michael J. Zelefsky, MD
Long-term Outcomes for Prostate Cancer Show Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Curative: 89 Percent of Men Disease-Free Eight Years Later

Results from the largest study of men with prostate cancer treated with high-dose, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) show that the majority of patients remain alive with no evidence of disease after an average follow-up period of eight years.
The Starr Foundation Launches Multi-Institutional Cancer Consortium

The Starr Foundation today announced that it has made a $100 million grant to create a wide-ranging cancer consortium to coordinate the efforts of five internationally renowned research institutions in the fight against cancer. Joining this ambitious undertaking are The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Rockefeller University and Weill Cornell Medical College.