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Learn about a clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering that gives people with rectal cancer a new option to be treated without radiation. The research shows that a well-known chemotherapy regimen used alone can be just as effective as chemotherapy given with radiation before surgery. The new method may reduce side effects associated with radiation such as loss of fertility and impaired bladder and sexual function.

… Sunday, June 4, 2023 Even a successful treatment can be improved, to give patients more options, including fewer side effects. That is the benefit of an important clinical trial (research study) involving rectal cancer treatment without radiation that was announced in early June at the American Society

Conozca un ensayo clínico en Memorial Sloan Kettering que ofrece a las personas con cáncer de recto una nueva opción de tratamiento sin radiación. La investigación muestra que un régimen de quimioterapia conocido, usado solo, puede ser tan eficaz como la quimioterapia combinada con radiación antes de la cirugía. El nuevo método puede reducir los efectos secundarios de la radiación, como la pérdida de fertilidad y los problemas en la función de la vejiga y la función sexual.

… Sunday, June 4, 2023 Hasta un tratamiento exitoso se puede mejorar para dar a los pacientes más opciones, incluso menos efectos secundarios. Ese es el beneficio de un importante ensayo clínico (estudio de investigación) que involucra el tratamiento contra el cáncer de recto sin radiación y que se anunció

Two outstanding graduate students from the Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK) have been awarded federal funding to pursue promising cancer research.

… Friday, June 28, 2019 Summary Yuchen Xie and Miguel Miranda-Roman, two GSK students, have been awarded prestigious federal funding. Two outstanding graduate students from the Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK) have been awarded federal funding to pursue promising cancer

Almost everyone gets medical information online, but it can be hard to know what's true. In this story, MSK provides tips for evaluating online content.

… Thursday, March 12, 2026 These days, nearly everyone gets medical information online , especially through  social media . Some of this information can be helpful, but much of it is false or misleading — and potentially dangerous.   With the flood of medical content readily available on our phones and

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has named Hedvig Hricak, MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Radiology, a recipient of the David Rall Medal. The medal is given annually to a NAM member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership. Dr. Hricak received the award at the 2018 NAM Annual Meeting on Monday, October 15, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

… Monday, October 15, 2018 The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has named Hedvig Hricak, MD, PhD , Chair of the Department of Radiology, a recipient of the David Rall Meda l . The medal is given annually to a NAM member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership. Dr. Hricak will receive the award at

Luis Alberto Diaz, Jr. has dedicated his life’s work to addressing some of the most pressing challenges in cancer research — driven by one clear aim.

… Friday, January 1, 2021 Luis Alberto Diaz, Jr. , has dedicated his life’s work to addressing some of the most pressing challenges in cancer research — driven by one clear aim. “When I entered medicine, there were many beautiful areas of study that offered opportunities to explore unknown questions, like

Read about advances in lung cancer treatment presented by MSK scientists at the 2024 ASCO meeting.

… Monday, June 3, 2024 Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) reported important advances in the treatment of lung cancer at the June 2024 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Scientists presented promising results from two clinical trials that are

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce that Larry Norton, MD, has been elected to the American Academy of the Arts & Sciences, and Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD, has been named the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy.

… Monday, April 26, 2021 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce that Larry Norton, MD , Senior Vice President, Office of the President; Medical Director, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, has been elected to the American Academy of the Arts & Sciences , and Michel Sadelain, MD,

Investigators have shown how gut microbes promote the formation of a type of immune cell called regulatory T cells.

… Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Summary An MSK team has learned how gut microbes promote the formation of a type of immune cell called regulatory T cells. The research could improve scientists’ understanding of conditions like inflammatory bowel disease. The microscopic organisms that live in our intestines

A $10 million commitment from James H. and Marilyn H. Simons through the Simons Foundation will support preclinical initiatives undertaken as part of Memorial Sloan Kettering's new Brain Tumor Center (BTC).

… Thursday, January 31, 2008 A $10 million commitment from James H. and Marilyn H. Simons through the Simons Foundation will support preclinical initiatives undertaken as part of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s new Brain Tumor Center (BTC). Established in 2007, the BTC is designed to achieve fundamental new