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New research from scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute helps explain how growing tumors escape our immune defenses.

… Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Summary Memorial Sloan Kettering scientists are learning more about why immune cells sometimes fail to fight cancer. It’s a mystery how a growing tumor escapes destruction by the immune system. Our immune cells are typically very good at recognizing altered or foreign cells

Four students have been awarded 2012 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards from the National Cancer Institute.

… Monday, October 1, 2012 In 2012, four graduate students at the Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have received prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support

Learn about novel therapies emerging for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma.

… Friday, September 14, 2018 Summary Although there is no standard therapy for mantle cell lymphoma, treatment has improved significantly over the last decade. New drugs are currently being tested in a variety of clinical trials. Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare but fast-growing form of non-Hodgkin

Developing new ways to fight cancer is complex. At Memorial Sloan Kettering, patients, doctors, and scientists all participate in research that leads to new discoveries.

… Friday, December 21, 2018 Summary Developing new ways to fight cancer is complex. At Memorial Sloan Kettering, patients, doctors, and scientists all participate in research that leads to new discoveries. Creating a new drug or testing an existing drug for a new purpose takes time. It first requires an

Marcia Levine didn’t grow up wanting to be a nurse. It’s a career that found her, providing a direction for the desire she always had to help, to fix things, to care for others.

… Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Marcia Levine didn’t grow up wanting to be a nurse. It’s a career that found her, providing a direction for the desire she always had to help, to fix things, to care for others. Born in Brooklyn, she lived in East Flatbush until she was 12 and then moved with her parents and younger

Learn about life lessons during cancer in the acclaimed documentary "American Symphony," which follows Suleika Jaouad and Jon Batiste’s journey during her bone marrow transplant at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… Thursday, November 30, 2023 People with cancer often wonder: How do you live to the fullest during one of life’s most frightening experiences? Unforgettable lessons in finding joy and meaning — even in the darkest moments — are found in the documentary  American Symphony,  which premiered on Netflix

The New York Yankees and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have announced a new and unprecedented initiative to raise funds to help support research and treatment for children with cancer.

… Monday, April 10, 2006 Proceeds Aimed at Making a World of Difference to Children with Cancer The New York Yankees and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have announced a new and unprecedented initiative to raise funds to help support research and treatment for children with cancer. Memorial Sloan

Learn why a new finding suggests that men with advanced prostate cancer should be screened for gene mutations.

… Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Summary Inherited mutations in DNA-repair genes, such as the BRCA genes , can increase cancer risk. A new study shows that DNA-repair mutations are significantly more common in men with metastatic prostate cancer compared with men whose prostate cancer hasn’t spread. This suggests

Methods to generate stem cells have given scientists new ways to study some diseases and identify potential drugs, and could one day be used to rebuild diseased or damaged tissues in patients.

… Tuesday, December 11, 2012 Summary Methods to generate stem cells have given scientists new ways to study some diseases and identify potential drugs, and could one day be used to rebuild diseased or damaged tissues in patients. On December 10, John B. Gurdon of the University of Cambridge and Shinya

Understanding tumor heterogeneity may be the next big quest in cancer science, as differences between cells within a tumor can have important consequences for how cancers are diagnosed and treated.

… Wednesday, July 2, 2014 Summary Understanding tumor heterogeneity may be the next big quest in cancer science, as differences between cells within a tumor can have important consequences for how cancers are diagnosed and treated. Every person’s cancer develops and grows in its own way and is unique in