Latest Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center Stories

Health experts recommend that people of all ages use sunscreens regularly to prevent skin cancer; yet, a new study shows that only 25 percent of kids regularly apply sunscreen when going outside in the sun. Researchers, led by Stephen Dusza, an epidemiologist with the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, questioned 360 fifth-grade children in 2004 and then re-surveyed them three years later. In the first survey, more than half of the kids said they had experienced at least one sunburn....

Cancer & AIDS Research Fundraiser Will Take Place November 17th at Tribeca Rooftop NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The T.J. Martell Foundation, the music industry's largest foundation that supports cancer research at three esteemed Manhattan hospitals, is presenting the 8th Annual World Tour of Wine Dinner on Thursday, November 17th at the prestigious Tribeca Rooftop. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a champagne reception and silent auction, followed...

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 4, 2011, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mark Roh, M.D., an internationally renowned liver cancer surgeon has been named Incoming President of MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando and will take over as President next year. Dr. Roh also serves as the cancer center's Medical and Scientific Director, overseeing all clinical activities within the cancer center and clinical, basic and translational research programs. As President, Dr. Roh will expand on his administrative functions...

2011 Grant Recipients and Scientific Merit Award Winner Announced NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lung Cancer Research Foundation is announcing the 20 recipients of its 2011 research grants at its third annual Lung Cancer Symposium, tonight from 6-8 p.m. at the Times Center in New York, in commemoration of November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The free, open to the public session will feature distinguished thought leaders on a diverse set of topics linked to...

Awards Granted to 20 Researchers in Basic Science, Clinical and Translational Research NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Understanding the genomic structure of lung cancer cells and the mechanisms that trigger their growth is the basis of research underway by Adam Bass, MD, winner of the 2011 Scientific Merit Award who will be celebrated at The Lung Cancer Research Foundation's third annual Lung Cancer Symposium, on November 1st in New York. Dr. Bass is one of 20...

Public Forum Focuses on Advances in Lung Cancer Research with Leading Experts in Discovery, Treatment and Patient Support NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lung Cancer Research Foundation will host its third annual Lung Cancer Symposium, November 1, 2011, from 6-8 p.m. at the Times Center in New York. Each year, lung cancer claims more lives(1) in the United States than breast, colon and prostate deaths combined(2). This free, open to the public session will explore...

Fundraiser Will Take Place October 14th at Beverly Hills Hotel LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The T.J. Martell Foundation, the music industry's largest foundation that locally supports pediatric cancer research at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, is presenting the 4th Annual Los Angeles Wine Celebration Dinner & Auction on Friday, October 14th at the prestigious Beverly Hills Hotel. The evening will begin at 6:30pm with a cocktail hour and silent auction,...

CHICAGO, July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Errant Gene Therapeutics, LLC ("EGT"), a pioneering boutique drug development firm specializing in Rare Diseases, announced the transfer of its clinical grade lentiviral vector, TNS 9.55.3, to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ("MSKCC"). TNS 9.55.3 developed by EGT pursuant to an exclusive license agreement with Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI), will be used for MSKCC's upcoming beta Thalassemia human clinical trial. The trial protocol provides...

World's Largest Private Cancer Center to Expand Device Connectivity Efforts. Panama City, FL (PRWEB) July 25, 2011 iSirona®, a provider of simplified solutions for medical device integration, today announced that Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has signed an enterprise license agreement to implement iSirona's device connectivity solution. Recognized around the world for excellence, Memorial Sloan-Kettering is consistently ranked as one of the nation's top two cancer centers...

WASHINGTON, July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- LUNGevity Foundation and GRACE are pleased to partner in providing an upcoming one-hour webinar on Wednesday, July 27th at 6 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Pacific, on the subject of prevention and management of skin, nail, and hair-related side effects of common lung cancer treatments. This program will be led by Dr. Mario Lacouture, a dermatologist now running a busy clinic at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, who is...