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In a recent podcast, MSK specialists discussed ways to keep an active sex life during and after cancer treatment.

… Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Cancer and its treatments can cause many changes to the body. One of the most common problems is also the least discussed: the impact on a person’s sexual health. A recent study showed that 87% of cancer survivors experience sexual side effects. But many cancer patients, especially

This year's GSK Chairman’s Prize was awarded to Zhi “Zack” Zheng for his research on the SPO11 protein, which creates double-strand breaks in DNA.

… Wednesday, August 20, 2025 Zhi “Zack” Zheng , who is scheduled to receive his PhD from the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK) later this year, has received the 2025 Chairman’s Prize. The prize was established by Louis V. Gerstner Jr., the GSK Board of Trustees Chair

Learn how MSK helps patients navigate the intricacies of insurance and financial assistance throughout their cancer treatment.

… Tuesday, October 17, 2023 When Joanna Ihlo learned she had breast cancer , the first thing she worried about was not her health — it was her finances. “I wondered whether I had the right insurance and whether treatment was going to cost me a fortune,” Joanna says. “I have friends who were literally broken

The program, established through a $25 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) as part of its Global Health Initiative, aims to improve outcomes for pediatric cancer patients through international healthcare collaborations.

… Tuesday, June 18, 2024 The program, established through a $25 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) as part of its Global Health Initiative, aims to improve outcomes for pediatric cancer patients through international healthcare collaborations. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

In their 60-year love story, Bobbie and Barbara went through multiple cancers together. Now MSK social worker Sabrina Feldman is helping Bobbie to find new meaning, connection, and comfort, as he continues treatment without Barbara by his side.

… Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Their love story began 60 years ago, when Bobbie Walker married Barbara Ann Hursh just three months after they met. “We became co-partners in this life we chose together,” says Bobbie, an artist and former art director at some of the most prestigious advertising firms in New

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announced today that Jeffrey A. Drebin, MD, PhD, has been named Chief Physician Executive. A renowned surgeon-scientist, Dr. Drebin previously served as Chair of the Department of Surgery and brings decades of leadership and clinical experience specializing in pancreaticobiliary, upper gastrointestinal and liver surgery.

… Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announced today that Jeffrey A. Drebin, MD, PhD , has been named Chief Physician Executive. A renowned surgeon-scientist, Dr. Drebin previously served as Chair of the Department of Surgery and brings decades of leadership and clinical

Attendees met and shared ideas on cancer genetics and metastasis, stem cell biology, and more.

… Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Memorial Sloan Kettering, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Rockefeller University hosted the Second Annual New York Graduate Student Symposium on Cancer and Cell Biology on Thursday, March 24. Students from the NYU School of Medicine, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Columbia

Scientists are decoding the genetic changes that drive individual cancer cells. This may help them develop more-effective targeted therapies.

… Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Summary Being able to find the genetic mutations that drive individual cells within a tumor may lead to better targeted therapies. Precision oncology is based on the idea that the molecular changes driving cancer can be targeted with drugs to stop a tumor from growing. But

Scientists have uncovered a molecule that, in mice, can promote the regeneration of the thymus, where T cells develop.

… Friday, January 12, 2018 Summary Scientists have identified a molecule that, in mice, can promote the regeneration of the thymus. The finding paves the way toward treatments aimed at repairing this important immune system organ. Love your thymus. This small butterfly-shaped organ in the upper chest is

The Gerstner Sloan Kettering Summer Undergraduate Research Program has welcomed 24 students to Sloan Kettering Institute labs for a ten-week course of study mentored by GSK faculty.

… Wednesday, June 11, 2014 The 2014 Gerstner Sloan Kettering Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) , which will run from June 2 to August 8, includes 24 students from 21 different institutions. The students are assigned to GSK faculty mentors and will work in Sloan Kettering Institute labs learning