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Learn how it's possible to stay active even with two types of advanced cancer — lung cancer and mantle cell lymphoma — thanks to innovative treatments at MSK.

… Thursday, December 5, 2024 To see Michael Simien darting in and out of New York City streets on his bike, you’d never guess he is 70 years old — let alone that he is living with two kinds of metastatic cancer: lung cancer that was diagnosed 10 years ago and a rare, aggressive type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Descubra cómo es posible mantenerse activo incluso con dos tipos de cáncer avanzado, cáncer pulmonar y linfoma de células del manto, gracias a los tratamientos innovadores en MSK.

… Thursday, December 5, 2024 Al ver a Michael Simien entrar y salir y moverse rápido como una flecha por las calles de Nueva York en bicicleta, nunca adivinaría que tiene 70 años, y mucho menos que padece dos tipos de cáncer metastásico: cáncer pulmonar que le diagnosticaron hace 10 años y un tipo raro

New MSK research finds adherence is a hurdle for home-based colorectal cancer tests; sheds new light on tumor-associated macrophages in glioblastoma; identifies statins as a promising addition to treatment for HER2-positive gastric cancer; and describes how a new single-cell transcriptome atlas opens the “black box” of early human embryo development.

… Friday, April 21, 2023 New research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and the Sloan Kettering Institute — a hub for basic science and translational research at MSK — finds adherence is a hurdle for home-based colorectal cancer tests; sheds new light on tumor-associated macrophages in

People with diabetes can face an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer. Two MSK specialists discuss the relationship between diabetes and cancer, put the risk in perspective, and discuss how to manage it.

… Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Summary People with diabetes can face an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer. Two MSK specialists discuss the relationship between diabetes and cancer, put the risk in perspective, and discuss how to manage it. Pancreatic cancer and diabetes both involve the pancreas, which

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce that it is ranked among the top 15 organizations with the greatest number of highly cited scientific researchers worldwide, according to the annual list of Highly Cited Researchers published by the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate.

… Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce that it is ranked among the top 15 organizations with the greatest number of highly cited scientific researchers worldwide, according to the  annual list  of Highly Cited Researchers published by the  Institute

Learn how MSK is clarifying how unnecessary medical tests can harm a patient's well-being.

… Friday, December 14, 2018 Summary Unnecessary medical tests are usually framed in terms of cost. But they can impair a person’s quality of life and also provide a false sense of certainty. The overuse of medical tests has become a focal point for healthcare experts seeking ways to control costs. But

Learn how molecular testing and an experimental targeted therapy cured jazz musician Michael Wolff, who had the rare cancer histiocytic sarcoma.

… Monday, November 4, 2024 For renowned composer and pianist Michael Wolff, jazz is life. It’s been his profession for a half-century. It’s also a metaphor for the cancer treatment that saved him. In fact, his remarkable case has led to a new way to treat other patients around the world. Michael recently

Seeing Biological Molecules at the Atomic Level: At Work with Christopher Lima, Structural Biology Chair.

… Monday, December 23, 2019 Summary In June 2019, Christopher Lima was named Chair of the Structural Biology Program in the Sloan Kettering Institute. In this Q&A, Dr. Lima talks about the roles of technology and collaboration in advancing the field of structural biology. In June 2019, Christopher Lima

Now in its 14th year, Cycle for Survival has raised more than $260 million for research on rare cancers.

… Wednesday, April 1, 2020 By Jim Stallard “Thanks to MSK and Cycle for Survival’s mission, I get to rewrite my story,” says Barbie Cervoni, one of thousands of participants who rode this year to raise money for rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Diagnosed with thymoma 12 years ago, Barbie

Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic and reconstructive surgeon Michelle Coriddi describes breast reconstruction options for women undergoing mastectomy, including implants, flap surgery, TRAM flap, and DIEP flap, and more.

… Friday, October 13, 2023 Summary Women undergoing mastectomy as part of treatment for breast cancer not only have to cope with a cancer diagnosis and treatment but the decision of whether to have breast reconstructive surgery. Both options — implant surgery and flap surgery (in which the surgeon uses