The lab of MSK cancer immunologist Dr. Andrea Schietinger and colleagues at Weill Cornell Medicine found that a small subset of T cells, called stem T cells, are responsible for m ...

Myth: PSA screening reduces prostate cancer mortality by about 1 in 1,000. PSA screenings have reduced deaths significantly more than 1 in 1,000. “This number is frequently cited, and it makes it look ...

What is a PICC? A PICC is a long, flexible catheter (thin tube) that goes into a vein in your upper arm. The PICC goes through the vein in your arm to a large vein in your chest. Outside your body, ...

DNA replication, repair, and damage response, collectively called the 3Rs, support genome stability and faithful genetic inheritance. Proteins involved in the 3Rs are genome guardians that prevent a ...

The Patient and Family Advisory Council for Quality at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is a partnership of current and former patients, family members, and caregivers, along with clinical ...

Some men with prostate cancer experience symptoms, such as a frequent urge or inability to urinate. Learn more about common signs & symptoms.

The Overholtzer lab studies mechanisms of nutrient sensing and cellular responses to nutrient starvation, including the nutrient recycling pathway autophagy, scavenging pathways such as ...

How are new targeted therapies for specific genetic mutations improving lung cancer treatment? We are getting new targeted therapies approved every year for genes that were long thought to be ...

MSK gastrointestinal medical oncologist Eileen O'Reilly, MD (left), led a very promising early phase clinical trial of the targeted RAS therapy daraxonrasib for people facing pancreatic cancer, ...

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is an herb that has been used in Ayurveda, the traditional Indian medical system, for more than 3,000 years. It is an adaptogen, which means it is believed to ...

What do we know about the relationship between soy and breast cancer? Soy has been found to not only reduce the risk of cancer but also the risk of it coming back. One study showed a 30% reduction in ...

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