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A five-year grant of more than $1.4 million will fund a program to train nurses in helping survivors achieve the best possible quality of life after cancer.

… Monday, October 17, 2011 A five-year grant worth more than $1.4 million from the National Cancer Institute will enable City of Hope and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to train nurses working with cancer survivors who are transitioning from active treatment to survivorship care. Nearly 12 million

Read about the latest MSK research to make CAR T therapy effective against solid tumors.

… Tuesday, September 3, 2024 When Marylou Barton heard her biopsy results, she held her daughter Kristin’s hand while they both sobbed in the doctor’s office. The mesothelioma — a rare and aggressive cancer that arose in the lining of Marylou’s lungs — appeared to have spread. She likely had about a year

New MSK research finds skin stem cells retain long-lasting memory of inflammation; shows how a large cancer DNA study could transform personalized oncology; reveals how the protein BAF helps cancer cells hide from the immune system; and investigates how early DNA markings shape cell fate.

… Friday, March 27, 2026   New research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) finds skin stem cells retain long-lasting memory of inflammation; shows how a large cancer DNA study could transform personalized oncology; reveals how the protein BAF helps cancer cells hide from the immune system

A decade ago, the Sloan Kettering Institute embarked on an effort to broaden and streamline its research activities.

… Saturday, January 1, 2011 Summary A decade ago, the Sloan Kettering Institute embarked on an effort to broaden and streamline its research activities. A decade ago, the Sloan Kettering Institute embarked on the largest effort to broaden and streamline its research activities in its 65-year-long history

Our recent research confirms that total gastrectomy should be considered for all patients with the CDH1 gene mutation that carries a high risk for developing hereditary diffuse gastric cancer.

… Friday, January 5, 2018 Our recent research confirms that total gastrectomy should be considered for all patients with the CDH1 gene mutation that carries a high risk for developing hereditary diffuse gastric cancer. In our study, published in the Annals of Surgery in December 2017, none of the 41 patients

For people who are unable to find a matched bone marrow or stem cell donor, a cord blood transplant may offer the best chance for being cured of blood cancer.

… Thursday, August 30, 2018 Summary For people who don’t have a matched bone marrow or stem cell donor, a cord blood transplant may offer the best chance for being cured of blood cancer. Allogeneic stem cell or bone marrow transplants can be lifesavers for people with a blood cancer such as leukemia or

An effort to develop a radiation test after 9/11 inspires a trip through medical history.

… Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Summary Efforts to understand the effect of radiation on healthy tissues and cancer in the body have a long history. An MSK doctor was inspired to explore that history after helping to develop a test to detect radiation exposure. Highlights Simple blood tests to assess radiation

Learn what bladder cancer symptoms can mean in men and women.

… Wednesday, October 26, 2022 Bladder cancer does not affect men and women in the same ways. Knowing the warning signs of bladder cancer can lead to early diagnosis, which greatly improves outcomes. Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the United States. But there are differences between men

Scientists from Memorial Sloan Kettering have collaborated on the discovery of a unique monoclonal antibody, called ESK1, that appears to be effective at targeting and destroying several types of cancer cells.

… Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Summary Scientists from Memorial Sloan Kettering have collaborated on the discovery of a unique monoclonal antibody, called ESK1, that appears to be effective at targeting and destroying several types of cancer cells. Scientists from Memorial Sloan Kettering have discovered

Learn about research on lymphedema at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, which finds that Black and Hispanic women are at highest risk.

… Wednesday, April 3, 2024 Update: Dr Andrea Barrio and colleagues from MSK published a study in JAMA Network in March 2024, which found that Black, Hispanic, and Asian women with breast cancer experience more arm symptoms and worse quality of life than white women after axillary lymph node dissection,