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A randomized clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has shown that fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) can reestablish the health-promoting bacteria that are often damaged by intense antibiotic treatment in people who have stem cell or bone marrow transplants for blood cancer.

… Friday, September 28, 2018 Bottom Line: A randomized clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has shown that fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) can reestablish the health-promoting bacteria that are often damaged by intense antibiotic treatment in people who have stem cell or bone

Take a short quiz to test your knowledge of breast cancer screening.

… Tuesday, October 3, 2017 Summary Does breast cancer screening hurt? How often should you get a mammogram? Get the answers to these questions and more by taking this quiz. It can be hard to stay on top of current breast cancer screening guidelines because the advice is sometimes confusing or conflicting

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce that it is ranked among the top 20 organizations with the greatest number of highly cited scientific researchers worldwide, according to the annual list of Highly Cited Researchers published by the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate.

… Thursday, November 18, 2021 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce that it is ranked among the top 20 organizations with the greatest number of highly cited scientific researchers worldwide, according to the annual list of Highly Cited Researchers published by the Institute

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering have shown the usefulness of a scale called the Bone Scan Index (BSI) for determining whether some prostate cancer patients are responding to therapy.

… Friday, January 13, 2012 Summary Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering have shown the usefulness of a scale called the Bone Scan Index (BSI) for determining whether some prostate cancer patients are responding to therapy. Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering have shown the usefulness of a scale

For the first time, a new study has shown that removing polyps by colonoscopy not only prevents colorectal cancer from developing, but also prevents deaths from the disease. Patients in the study were evaluated for up to 23 years after having the procedure, providing the longest follow-up results to date.

… Wednesday, February 22, 2012 For the first time, a new study has shown that removing polyps by colonoscopy not only prevents colorectal cancer from developing, but also prevents deaths from the disease. Patients in the study were evaluated for up to 23 years after having the procedure, providing the

Learn how MSK Direct — one of the nation's largest employer cancer benefits programs — made it easier for Steve Harrold to travel from Massachusetts to MSK for treatment days after a throat cancer diagnosis.

… Friday, March 28, 2025 Steve Harrold felt an immediate sense of dread as he watched the technician’s eyes widen during an image-guided scope of his throat. “I could tell that what she was looking at was not good,” he recalls. Steve had been experiencing slight difficulty swallowing, which he mentioned

Computers currently help us choose our favorite movies, books, and TV shows. Will personalized medicines be next?

… Friday, December 18, 2015 Summary Understanding how genes are turned on and off by proteins that bind to them is a fundamental goal of biology. New research by MSK scientists suggests that computers can learn to decipher a protein’s binding preferences from its amino acid sequence alone — a major advance

There is no established standard therapy for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). Instead, there is a range of treatment options and, to date, there has been a dearth of data to assist in clinical decision-making.

… Friday, December 8, 2017 There is no established standard therapy for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). Instead, there is a range of treatment options and, to date, there has been a dearth of data to assist in clinical decision-making. However, recent insights into the molecular and genomic

Candid conversations cover a wide range of topics for cancer patients and caregivers.

… Thursday, December 3, 2020 A cancer diagnosis is daunting, and while rapid fire advances in diagnosis, treatment, and research hold much promise, many patients find sorting through an explosion of online information challenging and confusing. Diane Reidy-Lagunes, MD , and colleagues offer guidance, support

The Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute has been formally certified as the charter member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance, a transformative initiative to improve the quality of care and outcomes for cancer patients in community healthcare settings.

… Tuesday, September 16, 2014 The Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute (HHCCI) has been formally certified as the charter member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Alliance, a transformative initiative to improve the quality of care and outcomes for cancer patients in community healthcare settings