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Gerstner Sloan Kettering held its inaugural retreat, on April 30 and May 1, to foster scientific and personal exchanges between students and faculty.

… Saturday, May 15, 2010 Gerstner Sloan Kettering held its inaugural retreat, on April 30 and May 1, to foster scientific and personal exchanges between students and faculty. The retreat brought together 32 students and 28 faculty members, as well as school leadership and keynote speakers for two days

Researchers found that Black race was the strongest predictor of lymphedema development with a 3.5-fold increased incidence of lymphedema in Black women compared to White women.

… Tuesday, December 7, 2021 New data from researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) featured in the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) press program highlights the important impact that race and ethnicity have on the incidence and severity of breast cancer–related lymphedema

The tool will aid basic and translational researchers interested in understanding why immune cells stop working.

… Friday, April 23, 2021 Our immune system is great at protecting us from infections and cancer. Except when it doesn’t. For reasons that are not entirely clear, the T cells that normally mount an effective response against infections and cancer sometimes find themselves unable to vanquish these foes and

New MSK research reports encouraging results for a new liposarcoma treatment; describes more potent CAR T cells that can be given at lower doses; relates a new way of making drug-delivery nanoparticles more efficient; identifies CAR T cells that activate at the tumor site; and sheds light on how — in very rare cases — a CAR T cell treatment might lead to a new cancer arising.

… Thursday, February 6, 2025 New research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) reports encouraging results for a new liposarcoma treatment; describes more potent CAR T cells that can be given at lower doses; relates a new way of making drug-delivery nanoparticles more efficient; identifies

Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), in collaboration with an international research team and the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group, have found that abbreviated breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected more cancers than digital breast tomosynthesis (3-D mammography) in average-risk women with dense breast tissue.

… Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), in collaboration with an international research team and the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group , have found that abbreviated breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected more cancers than digital breast tomosynthesis

… Tuesday, June 25, 2024 The internet is full of “miracle cures” for cancer and alleged surefire ways to prevent it, and well-meaning people may urge cancer patients to just try them out in hopes of eliminating their disease. Some patients, worried that conventional treatments won’t work or pose significant

Physician-scientist Omar Abdel-Wahab explains epigenetics, a growing field based on the study of genetic changes that are not part of the DNA code, and how it relates to cancer.

… Tuesday, October 14, 2014 Summary Physician-scientist Omar Abdel-Wahab explains epigenetics, a growing field based on the study of genetic changes that are not part of the DNA code, and how it relates to cancer. Genetic inheritance is most commonly thought of as the passing of genes from parent to child

Learn how cancer patients benefit from carefully considered design at Memorial Sloan Kettering, from the director of its design team.

… Wednesday, November 20, 2019 People in a waiting room The transfusion areas at MSK facilities, including those at The David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering, give people easy access to care teams and provide a choice between privacy or socializing with other patients and caregivers

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has been recognized as the number two hospital for cancer care in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in its annual Best Hospitals listing.

… Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has been recognized as the number two hospital for cancer care in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in its annual Best Hospitals listing. Since U.S. News & World Report established the prestigious rankings more than 30 years ago

During the AACR COVID-19 and Cancer Meeting, several MSK physicians presented information about providing safe patient care, vaccines, and clinical research.

… Friday, February 12, 2021 At the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) COVID-19 and Cancer Meeting on February 3-5, 2021, oncology experts from around the world tuned in virtually to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on cancer care. The meeting featured presentations of emerging data in basic,