March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

March is the National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, for cancers that affect both men and women in the colon or rectum. Among cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon or rectum) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Every year, about 140,000 Americans are…

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Researchers Discover Stem Cells Offer Tools For Linking Genes and Disease

Researchers Discover Stem Cells Offer Tools For Linking Genes and Disease

MSK researchers are using stem cells as a tool to link genes and diseases, such as diabetes and pancreatic cancer. Read more below about what the researchers discovered.  The ability to isolate and grow pluripotent stem cells has offered many new opportunities for biological and medical research since the technique was first developed about 20 years…

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Study Highlights The Difficulties Experienced During Cancer Treatment

Study Highlights The Difficulties Experienced During Cancer Treatment

A study highlights the difficulties women face during cancer treatment, read more below about some cancer patients stories and what they have faced during cancer treatment.  Virginia Wettlaufer Tomenson was 31 years old and in the prime of her career when she was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer. As a retail development specialist for…

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Myths Correlated To Lung Cancer Screening

Myths Correlated To Lung Cancer Screening

For decades lung cancer screening correlated to the reduction in lung cancer–related death, read more about the myths below. Since the 1950s experts have known about the link between smoking and lung cancer, but for decades, there was no reliable and safe way to screen those who were at highest risk of developing the disease.…

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Study Shows Cancer Patients Reduced Physical Activity After Diagnosis

Study Shows Cancer Patients Reduced Physical Activity After Diagnosis

In a recent study, people with cancer stated they were less active after their cancer diagnosis, read more below about the relationship between exercise and cancer.  A new study led by Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers shows that 75% of people with cancer reported reducing their physical activity following their diagnosis, and that this lower activity…

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AACR Project GENIE Expected to Provide Insights on Cancer Treatment

AACR Project GENIE Expected to Provide Insights on Cancer Treatment

The AACR Project GENIE is expected to provide insights on cancer mutations in the genetic code. A collaboration among eight leading cancer centers, including MSK, is aiming to take advantage of genomic sequencing of patient tumors to advance the field of precision oncology. On January 5, the group is announcing the release of data on…

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MSK Doctors Test GPS-type System To Guide Radiation

MSK Doctors Test GPS-type System To Guide Radiation

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…

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Research Shows Drug Val-boroPro Shrinks Tumors

Research Shows Drug Val-boroPro May Shrink Tumors

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,…

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