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Meet a former NYPD officer who is battling a vicious enemy - ovarian cancer - with support from her new wife.

… Friday, June 24, 2016 Summary Vilma Rosario had just been cleared of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma , a blood cancer, when she was diagnosed with early-stage ovarian cancer . She had already postponed her wedding once before and wasn’t going to let the disease steal her joy a second time. With support from their

Learn how engineering immune cells to metabolize fructose could supercharge them to fight cancer.

… Thursday, February 27, 2025 Immune cells might be reprogrammed to use the body’s fructose — a naturally occurring sugar — as an energy source that supercharges them to fight cancer, researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have found. The engineered immune cells showed strong anti-tumor

A study that shows lung cancer risk varies widely among smokers may help individuals and their doctors decide if voluntary screening is appropriate for them.

… Wednesday, March 19, 2003 Smoking, the number one cause of preventable death in the United States, causes 130,000 lung cancer deaths each year. Many smokers are now considering screening with low-dose helical computed tomography (CT) scans in the hope of diagnosing the disease early. A new study that

MSK award recognizes promising investigators for their efforts in advancing cancer research.

… Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Nathanael Gray, Joshua Mendell, and Christopher Vakoc (From left) Nathanael Gray, Joshua Mendell, and Christopher Vakoc are the three recipients of the 2019 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research. Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) has named three investigators as the recipients

A collaborative effort among cancer experts from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College has yielded an interesting association: Obesity prior to diagnosis is associated with a five-fold increase in the risk of death from early-stage squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.

… Tuesday, February 4, 2014 Cancer experts from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College are working side by side to unravel the mysterious link between obesity and cancer. Most recently, their collaborative effort has yielded an interesting association: Obesity prior to

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announces its most recent awards and appointments for the institution’s physicians, scientists, nurses, and staff.

… Friday, February 19, 2021 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announces the following awards and appointments: Three MSK Experts Named to New Class of American Academy of Microbiology Fellows Esther Babady, Kenneth Marians, and Tobias Hohl Esther Babady, PhD, D(ABMM), FIDSA , Clinical Microbiology

Spinal metastasis is one of the main causes of morbidity in cancer patients, but despite recent studies showing the major benefits of rehabilitation in these cases, oncology teams often remain unclear on how and when to utilize these services.

… Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Spinal metastasis is one of the main causes of morbidity in cancer patients, leading to pain, fracture, mechanical instability, or neurological deficits such as paralysis and bowel and bladder dysfunction. But despite recent studies showing the clear benefits of rehabilitation

Third-year students Nicholas Gauthier and Karen Hunter have been named the first Grayer Fellows at Gerstner Sloan Kettering.

… Friday, October 9, 2009 Third-year students Nicholas Gauthier and Karen Hunter have been named the first Grayer Fellows at Gerstner Sloan Kettering. These fellowships were established by Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Grayer. Mr. Grayer is a member of the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Board of Trustees and the former

Charles Sawyers, Larry Norton, and Kenneth Offit are being honored with special awards at the annual meeting of the world’s leading professional organization for cancer physicians and researchers.

… Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Summary Charles Sawyers, Larry Norton, and Kenneth Offit are being honored with special awards at the annual meeting of the world’s leading professional organization for cancer physicians and researchers. Three globally known leaders in cancer research from Memorial Sloan Kettering

Researchers are using pluripotent stem cells to create models of diabetes and pancreatic cancer.

… Thursday, February 16, 2017 Summary MSK researchers are using pluripotent stem cells to create models of disease in the pancreas, including diabetes and pancreatic cancer. Highlights Pluripotent stem cells have the ability to develop into any type of cell in the body. By growing cells in a dish, researchers