Lung cancer requires especially precise radiation treatment, so MSK doctors are testing a GPS-type system to guide radiation. Radiation therapy for lung cancer is challenging, but MSK radiation oncologists are testing a system called Calypso® GPS for the Body that continuously tracks the location of lung tumors at all times. The system causes radiation to automatically…
A drug called Val-boroPro has shown to shrinks tumors in mice. Research reveals it causes an inflammatory form of programmed cell death. A drug called Val-boroPro triggers an immune response against cancer in mice, but until now, researchers didn’t know the mechanism. The laboratory of Daniel Bachovchin at MSK discovered that Val-boroPro blocks two proteins,…
The holiday season offers us a special opportunity to extend our personal thanks to our friends, and offer our very best wishes for the future. At C3 For Change, our cause of finding the cure for cancer is very near and dear to our hearts, and this time of year proves to be one of…
This past Saturday, December 17th, Arkansas State defeated UCF 31-13 in the second annual AutoNation Cure Bowl! Once again, with the partnership with AutoNation, the AutoNation Cure Bowl raised $1.15 million to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation! With the holidays just around the corner, it’s important to remember that this event involves more than a…
Check out this fascinating update in breast cancer treatment research, below! Thousands of breast cancer researchers and physicians from around the world gathered last week at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). One topic that garnered a lot of attention is DNA repair. The two most famous genes associated with breast cancer — BRCA1…
Cancer care is full of difficult choices. Women who undergo a mastectomy as part of treatment for breast cancer face a potentially life-changing decision: whether or not to have reconstructive surgery to rebuild the breast — and if so, what kind. The main options are either to use artificial implants filled with silicone or saline…
Acute myeloid leukemia is usually treated with chemotherapy, but patients often stop responding to these drugs and develop resistance to them. Now MSK investigators are learning why that is the case. Doctors have used chemotherapy to treat people with cancer for decades, but there is still much to be learned about how it works —…
The Orlando Sports Foundation (OSF) released Sunday that the UCF Knights will battle the Arkansas State Red Wolves, co-champions of the Sun Belt, in the second-annual AutoNation Cure Bowl presented by Florida Hospital. The contest is set to be played on Dec. 17 at Camping World Stadium with the kickoff set for 5:30 p.m. on…
People with an inherited mutation in the CDH1 gene are at a very high risk of developing a rare type of stomach cancer. Having the stomach removed, which can be performed using minimally invasive methods, can eliminate this risk. Most people recover well from the procedure and function normally after initial weight loss. In 2014,…