Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Steven Maron specializes in treating cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. His research is focused on improving treatments for esophageal and stomach ...

Immunotherapy drugs use your own immune system to fight disease. These drugs have improved treatment for many types of cancer. Still, immunotherapy does not work for everyone. Whether these drugs work ...

What are the foods to avoid on the bland diet? Stay away from these items: spicy or highly seasoned foods, such as curry, hot sauce, hot peppers, and onions high-fat foods, such as red meat, cream, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

2. Why is pancreatic cancer hard to diagnose early? Pancreatic cancer usually does not cause symptoms in its early stages. Some that do occur — such as pain or weight loss — can often be mistaken for ...

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 ...

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 ...

MSK gastrointestinal medical oncologist Dr. Wungki Park led the early phase clinical trial of daraxonrasib for people with metastatic pancreatic cancer that had stopped responding to chemotherapy.

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 ...