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SKI molecular biologist John Maciejowski
SKI Study Sheds Light on How a Natural Defense Against Viruses Can Lead to Mutations in Cancer Cells
A protein in the body that protects against viruses can also cause cancer-related mutations.
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An illustration of sugar being sprinkled on a cancer cell.
Just Add Sugar: How a Protein’s Small Change Leads to Big Trouble for Cells
A study from investigators in the Sloan Kettering Institute uncovers the details of how a key protein called GRP94 becomes disrupted, leading to cancer and other diseases.
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Sleepless in Cancerland: 3 Methods for Battling Insomnia as a Cancer Patient and Survivor
Learn how people with cancer can reduce insomnia during and after treatment.
In the Lab
Geneticist Michael Berger
How Do Inherited Gene Mutations Cause Cancer? A New Database Will Help Researchers Find Out
In a new paper, a collaborative team of MSK experts reports how a novel tool will help researchers learn more about the role of inherited hereditary mutations.
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MSK dance and movement therapist Jenn Whitley with a pediatric patient
How Art Therapy, Music Therapy, and Dance Therapy Help People with Cancer
Meet three creative arts therapists at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
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2018
Top 10 Stories of 2018, Cancer Research Edition
Take a look back at some of the year’s biggest news in cancer research.
In the Lab
This image shows cancer cells (white) and pericytes (green) clinging to capillaries (red). The blue dots are nuclei.
Scientists Identify Growth Signal for Metastatic Cancer "Seeds"
Targeting this signal with drugs might be one way to stop cancers from spreading.
In the Clinic
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Prestigious Grant Bolsters Bladder Cancer Research at MSK
A prominent research grant will enable MSK doctors and scientists to advance the treatment of bladder cancer.
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License to Build: New Theory of Cancer Puts Metabolism at Center
MSK researchers are rethinking the relationship between metabolism and cancer, and finding insights in some unexpected places. Your beer glass, for example.
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Tooling Up: New Technologies Drive Advances in Cancer Research and Treatment at MSK
MSK scientists and doctors have the most innovative tools at their disposal to make discoveries and develop better treatments.