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Dr. Larry Norton
Teaching Machines To Recognize Cancer
MSK's Dr. Larry Norton, a national breast cancer expert, discusses how artificial intelligence is helping doctors.
In the News
A presentation stage at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
Updates from SABCS 2019: Detection and Screening, Immunotherapy Advances, and Therapy Resistance
About two dozen MSK physicians and researchers shared their work at the world’s leading breast cancer conference, held annually in San Antonio.
Honors
Charles Sawyers, Kenneth Offit, and Larry Norton
Three Memorial-Sloan Kettering Researchers Receive Special Awards by the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Charles Sawyers, Larry Norton, and Kenneth Offit are being honored with special awards at the annual meeting of the world’s leading professional organization for cancer physicians and researchers.
Actionable Insight to Raise Breast Health Awareness
Women want to understand and decrease their risk of breast cancer, and Nicole Saphier, MD, Director of Breast Imaging at MSK Monmouth, wants to ensure that women make the right decisions when it comes to their breast health this October, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and every day.
Drs. Danielle Rochlin and Babek Mehrara
MSK Research Aims to Better Predict and Prevent Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
Doctors and nurses with Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Service have developed new, simplified models to better predict and prevent breast cancer-related lymphedema.
Research Suggests Potential Immune Therapy for Preventing Breast Cancer Metastasis
A new therapy tested in mouse models appears to harness neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, to effectively prevent the spread of breast cancer cells.
Experimental Breast Cancer Drug Shows Promise in Aggressive Form of Disease
Results from studies in cell cultures and mouse models suggest that the experimental targeted therapy PU-H71 may be effective against one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer.
Feature
Joanna Ihlo
Fighting Cancer on a Fixed Income: How MSK Helps Patients Cope With Financial Uncertainty
Learn how MSK helps patients navigate the intricacies of insurance and financial assistance throughout their cancer treatment.
In the Lab
A section of breast tissue with cancerous changes identified.
A Deeper Vision: How Digital Technology Is Aiding Breast Cancer Diagnosis
By training computers to detect pathological changes in slides of tumor tissue, digital pathology promises to help doctors provide better patient care.
Finding
MSK investigators Michael Berger and David Solit.
Study Reveals How Some Breast Cancers Become Resistant to Targeted Drugs
A study of one patient’s disease has clarified why tumors stop responding to a class of experimental drugs called PI3K inhibitors.