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Researchers find an epigenetic role in how breast cancer tumors develop resistance to treatment.

… Thursday, March 23, 2017 Summary Many breast cancers rely on a disease pathway called PI3K, so drugs have been developed to inhibit this pathway. However, after responding initially to PI3K inhibitors, these tumors often activate another pathway, called ER, to begin growing again. A new finding reveals

Read about the 26th annual bone marrow transplant (BMT) Thrivers event, which took place on November 17, 2021.

… Friday, November 19, 2021 It was a highly anticipated reunion, and hard-won: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s 26th annual bone marrow transplant (BMT) Thrivers event celebrated survivors and the MSK care teams who supported them throughout their journeys. Participants hailed from far and wide

Thousands of oncology experts from around the world will tune in April 27 and 28 for the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR) virtual annual meeting I. The meeting is the first of two virtual sessions, with clinical trial plenary sessions, clinical trial poster sessions, several minisymposia, and more. The AACR virtual annual meeting II will be held June 22 through 24.

… Friday, April 24, 2020 Friday, April 24, 2020 Thousands of oncology experts from around the world will tune in April 27 and 28 for the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR) virtual annual meeting I. The meeting is the first of two virtual sessions, with clinical trial plenary sessions, clinical

The revised scoring system incorporates molecular information related to 31 genes to help predict risk.

… Monday, June 13, 2022 A new molecular scoring system promises to improve the treatment of a set of blood cancers called myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) , according to an international team of researchers. The findings were announced June 12, 2022 at the European Hematology Association conference in Vienna

Learn how specialists at Memorial Sloan Kettering tattoo highly realistic nipples and areolas on people who have had them removed during surgery for breast cancer.

… Thursday, September 26, 2024 Rachel Samuels Rand (l) with her husband, Brendan Rand. Rachel Samuels Rand (l) with her husband, Brendan Rand. After a double mastectomy performed at Memorial Sloan Kettering, Rachel got realistic 3-D nipple and areola tattoos by MSK specialist Alicia Jones. Rachel says

A new study detected one of ten such mutations in 54 percent of the 516 lung cancer patients tested at diagnosis. The results enabled doctors to select the most appropriate drug designed to block the identified mutation and choose other treatment options for those patients whose tumors did not have a mutation.

… Saturday, June 4, 2011 Screening tumor samples for cancer-causing genetic mutations can help physicians tailor treatment to specifically target those mutations in patients with advanced lung cancer . A new study detected one of ten such mutations in 54 percent of the 516 lung cancer patients tested at

Read a Q & A with Lucy Kalanithi, the widow of Paul Kalanithi, who wrote When Breath Becomes Air.

… Friday, February 3, 2017 Summary Lucy Kalanithi shared her experience as a caregiver for her husband, Paul, a neurosurgeon and author who passed away from lung cancer in March 2015. Lucy Kalanithi already had tears in her eyes as she took the stage before hundreds of MSK employees on February 2. Just

Despite the enormity of a terminal cancer diagnosis, finding a sense of meaning and joy in the final stages of life is possible. MSK ICU Nurse, Natassia Singh, took part in a one-hour panel discussion focusing on the challenges and gifts of end of life clinical care.

… Friday, October 23, 2020 Despite the enormity of a terminal cancer diagnosis, finding a sense of meaning and joy in the final stages of life is possible. For many people, this can be a difficult and frightening place to be but finding and maintaining peace at the end of life can open opportunities to

MSK's new clinic will focus on clonal hematopoiesis, a condition related to aging that increases the risk of developing certain blood cancers.

… Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Summary The clinic will focus on clonal hematopoiesis. This age-related condition increases the risk of developing certain blood cancers. Most cancers arise by chance and, therefore, are hard to predict. But scientists and doctors are learning more about the genetic changes

People who maintain a healthy lifestyle after surgery and chemotherapy for colon cancer are more likely to have a favorable outcome after treatment.

… Thursday, June 1, 2017 Summary People who maintain a healthy lifestyle after surgery and chemotherapy for colon cancer are more likely to have a favorable outcome after treatment. Findings from two studies demonstrating this are being presented at the ASCO meeting. Highlights One study found that consumption