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Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering have shown the usefulness of a scale called the Bone Scan Index (BSI) for determining whether some prostate cancer patients are responding to therapy.

… Friday, January 13, 2012 Summary Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering have shown the usefulness of a scale called the Bone Scan Index (BSI) for determining whether some prostate cancer patients are responding to therapy. Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering have shown the usefulness of a scale

… Tuesday, February 8, 2022 2022 Black History Month Employee Profiles Carl Sanon, Assistant Manager, Outpatient Operations, Ralph Lauren Center When Carl was a junior at Binghamton University, he received an opportunity to work at MSK as a summer support intern. Initially, he saw it as a chance to make

While numerous summer student internships were cancelled this year due to the pandemic, MSK quickly modified many of our summer student programs to enroll more than 300 interns from around the world – both virtually and in-person.

… Monday, August 24, 2020 While numerous summer internships in the United States and abroad were cancelled this year due to the pandemic, Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) has kept many internship programs running – both virtually and in-person. This summer, more than 300 interns from around the world were

A sensitive assay for detecting tumor DNA in the blood performed well in patients and may herald the development of a blood test for cancer screening.

… Saturday, June 3, 2017 Summary Sophisticated laboratory assays for detecting and sequencing small amounts of DNA are revolutionizing biology and medicine. At ASCO, the world’s largest cancer meeting, scientists from MSK are reporting that a new and highly sensitive genomic sequencing assay can be used

This CAR T Update Part 2 summarizes the unique challenges with using CARS to defeat solid tumors, and how learning from preclinical and clinical research in hematologic malignancies is informing new strategies and research efforts.

… Thursday, June 11, 2020 New and emerging information about chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy in the setting of hematologic malignancies is informing strategies for overcoming obstacles in solid tumors. In our paper, published recently in the journal Expert Review of Hematology , we discuss

Learn about cryoablation for breast cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

… Friday, October 14, 2022 Linda Dow was running out of options. The 79-year-old retired paralegal from Long Island was facing breast cancer for the second time. She had severe heart failure, which meant she was not a good candidate for breast cancer surgery . But her cancer prognosis has now improved,

Mark Awad, MD, PhD, has been appointed Chief of the Thoracic Oncology Service within the Solid Tumor Oncology Division, Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).

… Friday, September 6, 2024 Mark Awad, MD, PhD , has been appointed Chief of the Thoracic Oncology Service within the Solid Tumor Oncology Division, Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). Dr. Awad previously served as an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has announced the gift of a membership interest in Geoffrey Beene, LLC, the company that controls the business and fashion empire created by legendary designer Geoffrey Beene.

… Thursday, October 9, 2008 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has announced the gift of a membership interest in Geoffrey Beene, LLC, the company that controls the business and fashion empire created by legendary designer Geoffrey Beene. Revenues generated by Memorial Sloan Kettering’s share in the

A lifelong smoker overcomes discomfort over what a lung cancer imaging test might reveal. She hopes her experience helps reduce the stigma for others who smoke.

… Thursday, September 19, 2024 Marylou Capes-Platt knew she was at an especially high risk for lung cancer . She had been a heavy smoker for 45 years, starting in her teens and continuing through a decades-long career in the music industry and as a writer and editor. She finally quit in 2007. But the threat

Research suggests that a new drug could be effective in patients with prostate cancer who develop resistance to the targeted therapy enzalutamide.

… Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Summary Research suggests that a new drug could be effective in patients with prostate cancer who develop resistance to the targeted therapy enzalutamide. Targeted therapies hold promise for the treatment of many types of cancer. But a common predicament is that in many patients