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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s (MSK) Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Kevin P. Browne, DNP, RN, CNS, CCRN, was named the recipient of the 2021 Firefighter Thomas Phelan Memorial Award by the Irish American Building Society (IABS).

… Thursday, September 30, 2021 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s (MSK) Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Kevin P. Browne, DNP, RN, CNS, CCRN, was named the recipient of the 2021 Firefighter Thomas Phelan Memorial Award by the Irish American Building Society (IABS). The award, which recognizes courageous

An analysis of patients with Lynch syndrome treated at MSK finds that immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors may prevent serious tumors from forming.

… Monday, October 16, 2023 Immunotherapy drugs called  checkpoint inhibitors may prevent serious tumors from forming in some people with an increased risk of cancer due to a condition called  Lynch syndrome , according to new research published October 16, 2023, in Nature Medicine by Memorial Sloan Kettering

MSK scientists have created a mouse model that replicates a subtype of non-small cell lung cancer caused by a chromosomal rearrangement.

… Thursday, November 6, 2014 Summary For the first time, Memorial Sloan Kettering scientists have created a mouse model that replicates a subtype of non-small cell lung cancer caused by a chromosomal rearrangement — a type of mutation that is common in cancers but thus far has been very difficult to study

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced the following awards and appointments.

… Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced the following awards and appointments: Jun Mao Awarded $2.4 Million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to Improve the Quality of Acupuncture and Massage for Cancer Patients  Jun Mao Jun Mao, MD

Structural Biology Program Chair Nikola P. Pavletich and immunologist Alexander Y. Rudensky have received one of the highest honors given to scientists working in the United States.

… Wednesday, May 30, 2012 Summary Structural Biology Program Chair Nikola P. Pavletich and immunologist Alexander Y. Rudensky have received one of the highest honors given to scientists working in the United States. Two Memorial Sloan Kettering investigators have been named members of the National Academy

… Monday, May 5, 2025 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced the following awards and appointments: Jennifer Oakvik and Adrienne Bloom Recognized by the Oncology Nursing Society Awards Jennifer Oakvik, MSN, RN, CMSRN, nurse leader,  received the Emerging Leader Award from the Oncology

The watch and wait approach to treatment, also called active surveillance, is common for lymphomas that pose no immediate threat to a patient’s health. But the tactic can leave some patients initially feeling anxious.

… Friday, April 8, 2016 Summary The watch and wait approach to treatment, also called active surveillance, is common treatment for lymphomas that pose no immediate threat to a patient’s health. This hands-off method has been proven to work just as well as active treatment in select patients, and negates

Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) has named three investigators as recipients of this year’s Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research. The award recognizes promising investigators aged 45 or younger at the time of nomination for their efforts in advancing cancer research.

… Thursday, November 9, 2017 Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) has named three investigators as recipients of this year’s Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research . The award recognizes promising investigators aged 45 or younger at the time of nomination for their efforts in advancing cancer research. The winners

Learn what blood in the urine may mean, and why you should never ignore it.

… Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Blood in the urine can be a sign of infection, kidney stones, or cancer, especially bladder cancer .   Anyone with blood in their urine should have a doctor investigate the cause. Blood in the urine, also called hematuria, is a sure sign that something is wrong. But it can be

The MSK Immigrant Health & Cancer Disparities service improves people’s lives in communities that too often get overlooked and suffer disproportionately from cancer, including lack of access to care.

… Thursday, April 1, 2021 A New York City taxi garage at 4:00 a.m. may seem like the last place to look for medical advice. But that made it perfect for internist Francesca Gany and her team of ten. Before dawn on a January day in 2016, they set up a health fair amid the grinding noise and choking exhaust