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In this Q&A we discuss MSK’s pioneering work in rectal MRI, how it differs from endorectal ultrasound (ERUS), its role in groundbreaking clinical trials for patients with rectal cancer, why expertise matters, and new frontiers for future improvements to rectal MRI.

… Thursday, June 26, 2025 A Q&A with Dr. Marc J. Gollub, MSK’s Director of Gastrointestinal Radiology Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has one of the busiest rectal cancer practices and likely performs the most rectal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams in the United States. In this Q&A

A study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has uncovered how breast tumors use a particular type of molecule to promote metastasis - the spread of cancer cells.

… Thursday, April 3, 2008 A study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) has uncovered how breast tumors use a particular type of molecule to promote metastasis - the spread of cancer cells. Metastasis is the cause of approximately 90 percent of all cancer-related deaths.

People with small amounts of brown fat have lower risk of certain obesity-related conditions, according to a retrospective study conducted by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… Tuesday, July 13, 2021 When it comes to body fat, what type you have and where it’s located is just as important as how much you have. Some people who are technically overweight are perfectly healthy because of where their fat is stored — subcutaneously (under the skin) rather than viscerally (around

Learn how the Head and Neck Cancer Service at MSK helps people overcome a variety of cancers while preserving facial appearance and function.

… Thursday, September 11, 2025 James Mangan is a world-class rowing coach who has led elite teams in his native Ireland and in the United States all the way to the Olympics. So when he learned he had a serious skin cancer, he was concerned not only for his health but for his ability to continue the work

How does being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender affect your risk of getting cancer? Good question.

… Friday, February 19, 2016 Summary A new policy paper authored by MSK clinicians and patient advocates draws attention to the need for collecting comprehensive data to understand how cancer affects lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Until these data are collected, we won’t know for sure the

The discovery links metabolism to the way cancer stem cells form tumors.

… Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Summary A team of scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute and The Rockefeller University has discovered that cancer stem cells rely on a steady external supply of the amino acid serine. This dependency makes them vulnerable to restrictions on this supply, a discovery that could

Learn about a potential new strategy for treating people with blood cancers such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) that targets a protein on cancer stem cells.

… Thursday, February 2, 2017 Summary Blood cancers such as acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome often come back after initial treatment, which researchers suspect is caused by stem cells that are never wiped out and go on to initiate and sustain the disease again. It has now been discovered

Researchers have discovered how a high level of the protein PSMA in cells helps fuel prostate cancer.

… Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Summary Prostate cancer cells have high levels of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), but researchers were unsure of its biological role. Now an MSK-led team has discovered that PSMA contributes to prostate cancer’s development. This offers a new target for drugs.

A lesser-known immune cell is suddenly getting more attention in the field of cancer immunology.

… Thursday, July 12, 2018 A natural killer cell (top right) attacks and kills a cancer cell (center), which blebs and spills its contents. Video courtesy of Morgan Huse. Summary Scientists are coming to appreciate the importance of a specific type of immune cell that keeps people free from disease. Most

Learn about MSK’s visionary new cancer engineering PhD Program.

… Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is substantially expanding its commitment to train the next generation of scientists through a first-of-its-kind PhD program that offers researchers with an engineering, physical science, and computational focus the chance to see their