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An effective treatment may have emerged for some people with uveal melanoma, a rare cancer that forms in the eye.

… Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Uveal melanoma (also called ocular melanoma) is a cancer that forms in the eye. Although rare, this malignancy is often fatal when it spreads to other parts of the body, which happens in about half of all cases. Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Alexander Shoushtari answers

Gregory Mazo has been awarded the Chairman’s Prize for his first-author paper Spatial Control of Primary Ciliogenesis by Subdistal Appendages Alters Sensation-Associated Properties of Cilia, published in Developmental Cell in 2016.

… Tuesday, August 29, 2017 Gregory Mazo has been awarded the Chairman’s Prize for his first-author paper Spatial Control of Primary Ciliogenesis by Subdistal Appendages Alters Sensation-Associated Properties of Cilia , published in Developmental Cell in 2016. Greg, who successfully defended his dissertation

The recent marketing of "at home" genomic tests for disease risk may be premature, according to Dr. Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH, Chief of the Clinical Genetics Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).

… Tuesday, March 18, 2008 The recent marketing of “at home” genomic tests for disease risk may be premature, according to Dr. Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH , Chief of the Clinical Genetics Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). “Health professionals are now faced with the prospect of their

Meet Dr. Monique James, who is part of MSK’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Her journey with MSK started 18 years ago before she even started medical school. 

… Tuesday, January 21, 2025 In 2017, Monique James, MD joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), but her journey with MSK started 18 years before she even started medical school.  “I worked as a session assistant — when they were called

Learn more about the work of MSK researchers being presented at the 2018 meeting of the American Society of Hematology.

… Monday, December 3, 2018 The American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting is the world’s premier event devoted to the study of blood cancers and disorders. More than 25,000 people are attending the 2018 assembly, held December 1 through 4 in San Diego. Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers at the

A rare form of stomach cancer caused by an inherited gene mutation can be avoided by having the stomach removed — and many people can adjust to life afterward.

… Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Summary People with an inherited mutation in the CDH1 gene are at a very high risk of developing a rare type of stomach cancer . Having the stomach removed, which can be performed using minimally invasive methods, can eliminate this risk. Most people recover well from the

Craig B. Thompson, Lisa DeAngelis, and Joan Massagué write that as we mark the 50th year of the War on Cancer and look to the future, our mission at Memorial Sloan Kettering is nothing less than conquering the most urgent challenge: preventing cancer’s spread.

… Thursday, July 1, 2021 Dear MSK Community, These are the four most frightening words for a patient to hear: “Your cancer is back.” As we mark the 50th year of the War on Cancer and look to the future, our mission at Memorial Sloan Kettering is nothing less than conquering the most urgent challenge: preventing

The oncology community has stepped up to meet the challenges of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic but must redouble their efforts in order to stem the potential long-term consequences of this public health crisis on the field.

… Friday, July 17, 2020 The oncology community has stepped up to meet the challenges of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic but must redouble their efforts in order to stem the potential long-term consequences of this public health crisis on the field. That’s the takeaway from a new letter appearing today in

Discover how an MSK patient coped when she found out her appendiceal cancer had returned.

… Friday, August 31, 2018 Editor’s Note: A busy wife and mother in upstate New York, Christine Buttigieg was diagnosed with appendiceal cancer at a local hospital in 2015. Further testing at MSK revealed that the cancer had spread. After carefully weighing her options, she decided to receive treatment

A major transformation is beginning in cancer surgery that will enable patients to go home within a day of undergoing a significant operation. The new Josie Robertson Surgery Center (JRSC), opened by Memorial Sloan Kettering, exemplifies that transformation: a patient-focused facility that leverages technology and highly trained clinical teams to provide optimal care.

… Monday, December 28, 2015 A major transformation is beginning in cancer surgery that will enable patients to go home within a day of undergoing a significant operation. The new Josie Robertson Surgery Center (JRSC), opened by Memorial Sloan Kettering, exemplifies that transformation: a patient-focused