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Experimental Approach Using MRI-Guided Radiation for Prostate Cancer Destroys Tumors With Great Precision

Learn how MSK doctors deliver intense doses of radiation with great precision using MRI guidance.
Vivian Moore
How MSK Treats Patients 65 and Older With Breast Cancer

The risk of breast cancer increases as you age. MSK has breast cancer experts with special training and experience treating older patients.
Neil Iyengar, medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering, is seen holding a piece of fruit.
Breast Cancer, Food, and Diet: Tips From an MSK Expert

Learn diet and food tips that can lower the risk of breast cancer and potentially improve the outcome if cancer is diagnosed, from Neil Iyengar, an expert on diet and cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
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Rumble in the Genome: Unlocking the Secrets of the Tiny RNAs That Keep Self-Serving, Harmful Genes in Check

The common wisdom is that genes are preserved from generation to generation because they help the organism survive and reproduce. But MSK's Dr. Eric Lai’s team is showing — in fruit flies — that certain genes can threaten a species’ very survival by pursuing their narrow self-interests in passing along their own genetic material.
MaryAnn Morrison and husband, John.
FDA Approves Elranatamab for Resistant Multiple Myeloma

Learn about a new multiple myeloma drug that can stop the disease after other treatments have failed.
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MSK Research Highlights, August 24, 2023

New MSK research suggests a method for revealing DNA repair “scars” could help make treatment decisions in BRCA1- and BRCA2-deficient cancers; modified a bacteria-made compound to target mutant KRAS-driven cancers; and shed new light on brain metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer.
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New Research Shows How Cancer Rewires a Key Immune Pathway To Spread

A collaboration between MSK and Weill Cornell Medicine discovered a new relationship between cancer cells and the immune system, and shows how cancer can selfishly hijack a normally helpful immune pathway.
MSK researchers Kayvan Keshari, PhD, and Daniel Heller, PhD
MSK’s New Cancer Engineering PhD Program Is First of Its Kind

Learn about MSK’s visionary new cancer engineering PhD Program.
Medical oncologist Saad Usmani, who specializes in treating multiple myeloma.
Multiple Myeloma: Improved Prognosis With the Latest Treatments

Learn how multiple myeloma prognosis has improved significantly with the emergence of new drug treatments.
Kelly Spill is seen outdoors holding her newborn and talking with Dr. Andrea Cercek of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
The Rectal Cancer Clinical Trial at MSK That Changed Everything for Its Patients

Learn how a heralded clinical trial that made rectal cancer disappear for every participant is being expanded at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The trial uses only immunotherapy that targets a rare mutation — without the need for surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation.