Image-Guided Radiation Therapy: A New Paradigm Emerges in Cancer Treatment
Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), allows a tumor to be imaged just before the delivery of radiotherapy or even during a treatment.
Department of Pediatrics Patients Celebrate High School Graduations at First Annual Convocation
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Department of Pediatrics patients celebrate high school graduations at first annual Convocation.
Researchers Find DNA Sites Critical to the Formation of Healthy Egg and Sperm
A collaboration among Memorial Sloan-Kettering molecular biologist Scott Keeney, developmental biologist Maria Jasin, and research fellow Liisa Kauppi has pinpointed sites on chromosomes where genetic material is exchanged between pairs of chromosomes occur before they separate.
CancerSmart Webcast - Gynecologic Cancers: The Latest in Screening & Treatment
Watch Memorial Sloan-Kettering experts -- Drs. Carol Brown, Nadeem Abu-Rustum, and Paul Sabbatini -- as they discuss the latest information about the screening, and treatment of gynecologic cancers.
CancerSmart Webcast - Lung Cancer: The Latest in Screening & Treatment
Watch as Memorial Sloan-Kettering experts -- Mark Kris, Chief, Thoracic Oncology Service; Kenneth Rosenzweig, radiation oncologist; and Raja Flores, thoracic surgeon -- discuss the latest information about the screening and treatment of lung cancer.
Patient Story - Alyssa Fischer
Having just graduated from college, Alyssa Fischer was involved with two internships, babysitting, dating a great guy, and enjoying the summer after four years of hard work. But before she was to begin a master's degree program in public communication, the road to her future took a sudden, grim turn when she was diagnosed with tongue cancer.
Spin4Survival
On Sunday, January 27, 2008, cyclists in the metro NYC area will have the opportunity to challenge their physical endurance and, at the same time, raise funds for cancer research and survivorship programs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The event is the Second Annual Spin4Survival, to be held at the Equinox Fitness Club (Broadway and 60th Street). Riders of all ages and abilities are needed to make this year's event a success.
What's the Most Meaningful Gift You Will Give This Holiday?
Friends and family define the season. Make an end-of-year gift in celebration of these lasting relationships -- or to remember those who are no longer with you. Each gift supports patient care, research, and education at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Every successful step we make today could well lead to even greater advances against cancer in the future -- so please, donate now.
