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7 Myths About Testicular Cancer
Learn how testicular cancer is often misunderstood and why it is highly treatable.
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MSK Research Highlights, June 29, 2023
New MSK research discovered ferroptosis regulators that suggest therapeutic opportunities against hormone receptor-positive cancers; examined how tumor-associated macrophages might be turned against cancer; acquired new insights into joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis; developed a systems-level platform called epichaperomics to map changes in interactors among thousands of proteins involved in cancer-related processes; and investigated how artificial intelligence could help diagnose an invasive form of breast cancer.
MSK thoracic surgeon Prasad Adusumilli
New Design Could Make CAR T Cells a More Effective Immunotherapy for Solid Tumors
Learn how researchers engineered CAR T cells to work better by using a mutation in a gene called c-KIT that drives cancer cell growth.
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Your Gut Microbiome: How To Improve It, Its Effects on the Immune System, and More
This story answers common questions about how your gut microbiota impacts your health, how to protect it, and the impact it has on diseases like cancer.
A breast cancer cell containing micronuclei
MSK-Led Research Finds Unexpected Link Between Chromosomal Instability and Epigenetic Alterations
MSK-led research found an unexpected link between chromosomal instability and epigenetic alternations, both of which are hallmarks of cancer — especially advanced, drug-resistant cancers.
Kieran Healy is seen smiling outdoors next to his bike, after successful treatment for lymphoma at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
How MSK’s Rapid Diagnosis Got Kieran Treated Quickly for Lymphoma
Kieran Healy was feeling worse by the day. A new father at 43 years old, he was bone-tired and losing weight. He had night sweats and a strange lump in his belly. His local hospital in Manhattan ordered an ultrasound and a CT (computed tomography) scan — but they were scheduled over a month away.
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Dr. Alicia Latham, Dr. Michael Walsh, Dr. Zsofia Stadler, and Megha Ranganathan
Inherited Cancer Risks: New Insights from MSK Presented at 2023 ASCO Meeting
MSK investigators are leading research focused on understanding how hereditary DNA mutations affect cancer development and therapy, and how to best treat people who carry these inherited risks in their genes.
See Dr. Deb Schrag standing in a hallway. She led a clinical trial involving rectal cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Rectal Cancer Treatment Without Radiation: A New Option
Learn about a clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering that gives people with rectal cancer a new option to be treated without radiation. The research shows that a well-known chemotherapy regimen used alone can be just as effective as chemotherapy given with radiation before surgery. The new method may reduce side effects associated with radiation such as loss of fertility and impaired bladder and sexual function.
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Dr. Piro Lito
Potential Drug Shows Promise Targeting a Range of KRAS-Driven Cancers in the Lab
MSK investigators report exciting results for a new molecule that can block 16 different mutated forms of the KRAS protein. In the lab, the compound was effective against many cancer cell lines and in mouse models of lung cancer and colorectal cancer.
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Back row from left to right: Zongmin Wang, Miguel Miranda-Román, Stella Paffenholz, Anton Dobrin, Bradley Benjamin, Caroline Gleason, Paige Arnold, and Mollie Chipman. Front row, from left to right: Yasemin Kaygusuz, Maria Sirenko, Buren Li, Tingxu Chen, Nayan Jain, Florisela Herrejon Chavez, and Adele Whaley.
MSK’s 2023 Commencement Celebrates Largest Class in History and Honors Award Winners
MSK's 44th annual Academic Convocation and Commencement celebrated the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences class of 2023, honored students graduating from the Sloan Kettering Division of the Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and recognized winners of several awards and fellowships.