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Read up on the latest developments in several important areas of cancer research emerging from the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting.

… Sunday, March 31, 2019 Summary Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers are featured in more than 150 abstracts and events at the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in Atlanta. Their scientific contributions are helping advance understanding of all aspects of cancer. Here’s a round-up

Learn about Louis Voigt, a critical care medicine specialist who is Chair of MSK's Ethics Committee.

… Thursday, November 29, 2018 Summary Critical care medicine specialist  Louis Voigt tells us about his background and philosophy of care, and explains the role of the Ethics Committee at MSK . How did you choose your specialty? Critical care came quite naturally to me both intellectually and emotionally

Dr. Andy Minn, the inaugural chair of MSK's Immuno-Oncology Program, discusses his vision for the program and what it means for patients.

… Wednesday, October 15, 2025 A revolution is underway in oncology, and in medicine more broadly. Immunotherapies are marshalling the power of the human immune system against cancer to augment or even sometimes replace traditional treatments — and they are starting to make inroads against autoimmune diseases

… Monday, May 23, 2022 You sometimes hear the steady beat of the drum before you see the boat. An imposing figure then comes into view, slicing through the water. It’s a multicolor 40-foot canoe. Finally, you hear the paddlers’ yells of encouragement: “Come on, faster. We can do this!” Welcome to dragon

A recent study from MSK investigators found that most patients who received genetic counseling by telemedicine during the early months of the pandemic reported being highly satisfied with the care they received.

… Wednesday, December 15, 2021 Sometimes a physical exam is a critical part of a healthcare visit. But patients are learning that for many medical appointments, a telemedicine visit can be just as valuable. Some people even prefer telemedicine, because they find speaking with a healthcare provider from

A multidisciplinary team of Memorial Sloan Kettering investigators has shown for the first time that the gene that causes the inherited form of Parkinson's disease also plays a role in many types of cancer, including colon and lung cancers and glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer.

… Monday, February 1, 2010 Summary A multidisciplinary team of Memorial Sloan Kettering investigators has shown for the first time that the gene that causes the inherited form of Parkinson’s disease also plays a role in many types of cancer, including colon and lung cancers and glioblastoma, the most common

New drugs are being developed that target part of the process to make proteins.

… Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Summary Research into how proteins are made is being used for a possible new treatment for blood cancers. Cancer is a disease of the genes. But genes don’t directly cause the uncontrolled cell growth that characterizes the disease — proteins produced by those genes do. Consequently

Prostate cancer patients who are prescribed oral erectile medication before and after radiation therapy have improved sexual function, according to a research team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

… Monday, October 29, 2012 Prostate cancer patients who are prescribed oral erectile medication before and after radiation therapy have improved sexual function, according to a research team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This prospective, randomized, double-blind study is the first to analyze

The pictures provide new clues about how the androgen receptor interacts with cancer-causing proteins.

… Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have glimpsed never-before-seen details of the human androgen receptor — the protein inside of cells that responds to male-typical hormones like testosterone. Their research, published April 20, 2022, in the journal

Read about the latest findings in immunotherapy from the 2021 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

… Monday, June 7, 2021 Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers presented more than 100 studies at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, held virtually again this year. In case you missed it, here are a few related to immunotherapy that caught our eye. Also from the 2021 ASCO