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Learn whether eating soy products causes cancer.

… Wednesday, July 27, 2022 “Does eating soy cause breast cancer?” It’s a question regularly posed to Julia Brockway-Marchello , a Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) breast medical oncologist at MSK Nassau in Uniondale, New York. But her answer is a clear and decisive no. “Soy is actually helpful

Surprise! It has to do with metabolism.

… Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Summary The most commonly mutated gene in cancer,  p53, works by shifting cell metabolism in a way that alters a cell’s identity, researchers at the Sloan Kettering Institute have discovered. More than 50% of all cancers contain a mutation in the p53 gene. The protein made

Physician-scientist Boris C. Bastian joined Memorial Sloan Kettering as Attending Physician and Chair of the Department of Pathology on April 1.

… Thursday, July 1, 2010 Summary Physician-scientist Boris C. Bastian joined Memorial Sloan Kettering as Attending Physician and Chair of the Department of Pathology on April 1. Physician-scientist Boris C. Bastian joined Memorial Sloan Kettering as Attending Physician and Chair of the Department of Pathology

Peripheral neuropathy is a common side effect of many types of chemotherapy. Learn about what it is, why it happens, and how to treat CIPN.

… Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Peripheral neuropathy — a nerve disorder that can cause weakness, numbness, pain, and tingling or a “pins and needles” feeling — is a common side effect of chemotherapy treatment . Sometimes described as “chemo feet” and “chemo hands,” chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

La neuropatía periférica es un efecto secundario común de muchos tipos de quimioterapia. Obtenga información sobre qué es, por qué ocurre y cómo tratar la neuropatía periférica inducida por quimioterapia (CIPN).

… Tuesday, August 23, 2022 La neuropatía periférica , un trastorno nervioso que puede causar debilidad, entumecimiento, dolor y hormigueo o una sensación de “pinchazos”, es un efecto secundario común del tratamiento con quimioterapia . A veces descrita como “pies de quimioterapia” y “manos de quimioterapia

Hear from an MSK social worker about developing body confidence after cancer treatment.

… Wednesday, July 31, 2019 Summary A person’s body image can change during and after cancer treatment. But support is available. One MSK social worker shares common concerns and how people can find healing and hope. Even after the surgery is over, the last chemotherapy infusion has been given, and the

According to a new study published online today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, prostate cancer patients treated by highly experienced surgeons are much more likely to be cancer-free five years after surgery than patients treated by surgeons with less experience.

… Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Steep Learning Curve Found According to a new study published online today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute , prostate cancer patients treated by highly experienced surgeons are much more likely to be cancer-free five years after surgery than patients treated by

In her 21 years at MSK, Tatanisha Peets has grown professionally and personally, working in Cytology, Pathology and now in Food and Nutrition services.

… Tuesday, February 22, 2022 In her 21 years at MSK,  Tatanisha Peets  has grown professionally and personally, working in Cytology, Pathology and now in Food and Nutrition services. Currently the Patient Experience Manager in Food and Nutrition Services, Tatanisha began her career at MSK as a secretary

Men with metastatic prostate cancer should be considered for germline genetic testing of DNA repair genes, regardless of age or family history, according to a team of researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Michigan, and the Institute of Cancer Research Royal Marsden Hospital.

… Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Men with metastatic prostate cancer should be considered for germline genetic testing of DNA repair genes, regardless of age or family history, according to a team of researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Dana-Farber

The success of science, research, and medicine in saving and extending lives requires the transfer of ideas and knowledge in the laboratory, classroom, hospitals and clinics. The Executive Order issued on June 22 that suspends the issuing of temporary visas for certain foreign workers will only impede the innovation and scientific leadership that the world has come to expect from the United States.

… Wednesday, June 24, 2020 The success of science, research, and medicine in saving and extending lives requires the transfer of ideas and knowledge in the laboratory, classroom, hospitals and clinics. Shutting off access to the brightest and most talented scientists and clinicians from around the world