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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.
The Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center
New Milestones in Cancer Research and Education at Memorial Sloan Kettering

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) is now poised to take greater advantage of a new era in cancer research and education with the opening of a state-of-the-art research center, the establishment of a new graduate school, and the founding of a novel research program in human oncology.
MSKCC Opens Outpatient Facility in Basking Ridge
Outpatient Cancer Facility Opens in New Jersey

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) opened a new state-of-the-art outpatient cancer treatment facility in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, today. The new 85,000-square-foot facility incorporates the latest concepts in therapeutic design and offers the most advanced cancer care services.
Dr. Paul Russo
Radical Surgery for Kidney Cancer Is Risk Factor for Chronic Kidney Disease

A retrospective study by urologists at MSKCC and their colleagues, suggests that this practice needs to be re-evaluated. Researchers add that with advances in imaging, almost 70 percent of kidney cancer patients have their tumor detected at a very small size allowing surgeons to perform less radical surgery with superior results.