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New MSK research finds both acupuncture and massage can benefit those with cancer-related pain; investigates relapse after CAR T cell therapy for multiple-myeloma; and showcases the power of open-source science to develop medicines against COVID-19 and other pandemics.

… Monday, November 27, 2023 New research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) finds both acupuncture and massage can benefit those with cancer-related pain; investigates relapse after CAR T cell therapy for multiple-myeloma; and showcases the power of open-source science to develop medicines

Researchers have identified a specific group of microRNA molecules that are responsible for controlling genes that cause breast cancer metastasis.

… Wednesday, January 9, 2008 Researchers have identified a specific group of microRNA molecules that are responsible for controlling genes that cause breast cancer metastasis. The study, led by scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), appears in the January 10, 2008, issue of Nature

SKI researchers have learned how tiny droplets prevent a cancer-causing type of messenger RNA from being degraded in leukemia cells.

… Thursday, May 27, 2021 Cancer cells have many ways to protect themselves from the body’s natural defense systems. Recently, researchers in the Sloan Kettering Institute discovered a new one: Some cancer cells are able to form protective droplets called nuclear bodies around the genetic material that

MSK researchers have found mutations that arise in embryos can convey a risk of cancer that’s similar to what’s seen in people with inherited cancer mutations.

… Wednesday, January 5, 2022 The underlying genetic causes of cancer have traditionally been put into one of two categories: Tumors are caused either by somatic mutations, which arise by chance over the course of a person’s life, or by germline mutations, which are inherited at birth from a parent and

Learn more from Andrea Cercek about a new study showing that colorectal cancer rates are increasing in younger people.

… Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Summary MSK expert Andrea Cercek discusses findings from a new study showing rising colorectal cancer rates among people in their 20s and 30s. Though the overall incidence of colorectal cancer has been on the decline in the US for years, it is increasing among individuals in

Read about a new treatment for people with some ER+, HER2- advanced breast cancers.

… Friday, December 12, 2025 Updated results from a clinical trial show that a new treatment continues to be effective at stopping advanced breast cancer from progressing in some people with tumors that have grown resistant to standard therapy. The new data also suggests that overall survival can be improved

What inspires the outstanding young scientists who come from around the world to train at MSK?

… Thursday, September 11, 2025 Their stories are all different — the daughter of farmers in rural China, the first scientist in a family of English professors, the child from a small town in Italy who never stopped asking “Why?” But one thing unites them: They left behind family and friends, their familiar

… Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Alexis Lopez is a self-described “MSK baby,” due to the 23-year career he’s built at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), as well as the three decades his mother, Amarilis, served as a patient financial representative at MSK before retiring in 2014. “MSK has always

Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers say a drug that acts on noncancerous, tumor-infiltrating cells might provide a new treatment option for the most common and aggressive type of brain cancer.

… Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Summary Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers say a drug that acts on noncancerous, tumor-infiltrating cells might provide a new treatment option for the most common and aggressive type of brain cancer. White blood cells called macrophages patrol almost every tissue of the body

Learn how MSK researchers are trying to understand how the immune system senses cancer in order to make better immunotherapies.

… Friday, March 14, 2025 One way our immune system protects us is by ridding our bodies of altered cells that could lead to cancer. But exactly how and when does our immune system sense cancer? How do tumors evolve to avoid being detected? And how can a better understanding of this process help develop