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Collaborative team advances a new approach for imaging a drug that’s been developed to stop cancer growth.
… Friday, October 25, 2019 Summary Doctors and scientists from Memorial Sloan Kettering report on an innovative technique for noninvasively watching where a targeted therapy is going in the body. It also allows them to see how much of the drug reaches the tumor. Targeted therapy has become an important
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Breast cancer risk varies widely among women who are carriers of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, according to a new study published in the January 9, 2008, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
… Tuesday, January 8, 2008 Breast cancer risk varies widely among women who are carriers of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, according to a new study published in the January 9, 2008, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association ( JAMA ). “Our results underscore the conclusion that there is no
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New MSK research examines how diabetes may speed the growth of multiple myeloma; analyzes the increasing number of patients who are benefiting from precision oncology; and highlights the unexpected role of the integrated stress response in response to genomic instability in mitochondrial DNA.
… Thursday, October 19, 2023 New research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) examines how diabetes may speed the growth of multiple myeloma; analyzes the increasing number of patients who are benefiting from precision oncology; and highlights the unexpected role of the integrated stress
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… Monday, February 28, 2022 Charles Washington, Senior Director of Hospital Administration in Radiation Oncology, was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. In 1967, when he was in third grade, he watched his neighborhood erupt in violence and looting during the Detroit Riots. Even as a young child, he
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Gerstner Sloan Kettering President Craig Thompson and his wife opened their home for a reception for prospective Gerstner Sloan Kettering students invited for admissions interviews.
… Tuesday, February 1, 2011 A cocktail reception at the home of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Gerstner Sloan Kettering President Craig Thompson and his wife, Tullia Lindsten, gave 42 prospective Gerstner Sloan Kettering students an opportunity to meet current Gerstner Sloan Kettering students
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Experience a remarkable portrait of Black history in America through the family story of Dr. Selwyn Vickers, the President and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
… Wednesday, February 1, 2023 In the view of Selwyn M. Vickers, MD, FACS, people join hands across generations, as the past teaches lessons to the present that indelibly shape the future. “For everyone here,” he told the assembled staff of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center after becoming President
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A multicenter study led by Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers has answered an important question about the safety of using carbon nanotubes in medicine.
… Friday, October 1, 2010 Summary A multicenter study led by Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers has answered an important question about the safety of using carbon nanotubes in medicine. A multicenter study led by Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers has answered an important question about the safety
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A collaboration between a nanotechnology scientist and a visual artist leads to a promising diagnostic test and a new art form.
… Thursday, August 22, 2019 Summary MSK nanotechnology researcher Daniel Heller recently worked with an artist to create nanotube-based paints that can be used to test for cancer and diabetes — and to make a new form of visual art. A collaboration between Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers and an artist
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Learn about the connection between radon and the risk of lung cancer.
… Monday, March 18, 2024 Most people have heard about radon being a health hazard. It is important to fully understand the danger it poses. Radon is a radioactive gas given off by soil, rock, and water. It results from the breakdown of naturally occurring radioactive isotopes in uranium buried deep underground
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Infórmese sobre la relación entre el radón y el riesgo de cáncer pulmonar.
… Monday, March 18, 2024 La mayoría de las personas han oído que el radón es un riesgo para la salud. Es importante entender completamente el peligro que representa. El radón es un gas radioactivo que emana del suelo, las rocas y el agua. Resulta de la descomposición de isótopos radioactivos naturales