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Originally explored as a cancer drug, the tree-derived chemical is now being mined for its antiviral properties.

… Monday, February 8, 2021 Summary Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering in collaboration with scientists in Germany have discovered that an investigational cancer drug has powerful effects against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. An investigational cancer drug with roots in the Malaysian

Memorial Sloan Kettering scientists have engineered a tiny particle that could ferry drugs directly to the kidneys and prevent their uptake in other organs.

… Monday, June 8, 2015 Summary Ideas abound about how to develop smarter cancer drugs with the help of nanotechnology , using tiny materials with unusual chemical and physical properties. For renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a common form of kidney cancer , a new nanoparticle could make it possible to deliver

Learn how acupuncture is being used at the MSK Ralph Lauren Center in Harlem to reduce pain and other symptoms in people facing cancer.

… Thursday, January 29, 2026 This story was originally published in 2024 and has been updated with results from a study of the Ralph Lauren Integrative Medicine program published in JCO Oncology Practice.  Elizabeth Sosa knew she was in good hands when Charles Rico suggested acupuncture to help reduce

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center introduced a new, consumer-friendly web presence for www.mskcc.org (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) and www.sloankettering.edu (Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), featuring an innovative platform and on-demand navigation for patients, caregivers, researchers, healthcare professionals, and graduate students, among other core audiences.

… Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) introduced a new, consumer-friendly web presence for www.mskcc.org (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) and www.sloankettering.edu (Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Learn how computational biology and advances in artificial intelligence at MSK are improving cancer care from immunotherapy and radiation treatments to diagnostic scans and tests.

… Monday, June 10, 2024 The microscope. The petri dish. The X-ray. A handful of tools have radically changed the practice of medicine and biomedical research. Although easy to overlook, the computer microchip, with its layers of silicon and engineering wizardry, is without a doubt one of the most important

Learn how a young woman diagnosed with stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer had many treatment options because she came to MSK first.

… Monday, November 25, 2024 The diagnosis was earth-shattering, especially for someone who had never smoked..  Jhalene Mundin, a 35-year-old mother of two young children, was told in July 2023 that she had stage 4 (metastatic) non-small cell  lung cancer .  It had spread beyond her lungs and was considered

Descubra cómo una mujer joven diagnosticada con cáncer pulmonar de células no pequeñas en estadio 4 tuvo muchas opciones de tratamiento porque acudió primero a MSK.

… Monday, November 25, 2024 El diagnóstico fue devastador, especialmente para alguien que nunca había fumado. A Jhalene Mundin, de 35 años y madre de dos niños pequeños, le informaron en julio de 2023 que tenía  cáncer pulmonar de células no pequeñas en estadio 4 (metastásico) .  Se había diseminado más

Patients with early-stage, node-positive breast cancer whose nodes are pathologically tumor-free after neoadjuvant chemotherapy may safely skip post-mastectomy nodal irradiation without increasing the risk of invasive breast cancer recurrence or death, according to results from a clinical trial published recently in NEJM.

… Monday, August 18, 2025 Patients with early-stage, node-positive breast cancer whose nodes are pathologically tumor-free (ypN0) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy may safely skip post-mastectomy nodal irradiation without increasing the risk of invasive breast cancer recurrence or death, according to results

By looking at how DNA is packaged in cells, scientists are teasing apart a long-standing conundrum about the immune response to cancer.

… Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Summary Immunotherapy as an approach to cancer treatment involves prodding immune cells to see cancer as dangerous and attack it. Why some immune cells seem resistant to this prodding is a question that researchers are actively trying to understand. By looking at how DNA is packaged

Therapies that target genetic alterations in tumors are showing promise for many cancer patients, but challenges in developing these new treatments remain.

… Thursday, February 9, 2017 Summary Three leaders in precision oncology at MSK have released a State of the Union-style report on where the field is going. Learn how we’re already helping people with cancer, and how we’re uniquely prepared to address the many challenges that still remain in the field.