Here are a few worthy news items about MSK staff:

• When Should I Get a Mammogram?  News video (8:51 min) featuring Dr. Larry Norton from MSK and other breast cancer experts.

• From the MSK On Cancer Blog, Immunologist Alexander Rudensky discusses new approaches for treating cancer.

• To Reduce the Cost of Drugs, Look to Europe.  Read what other countries are doing. Dr. Peter B. Bach, Director, Center for Health Policy and Outcomes from MSK is mentioned in reference to the cancer drug Tarceva. Continue reading →

Surfing the web retrieved these selected informational items:

• A series of comments regarding an essay entitled “The Breast Cancer Gene and Me” (NY Times Sunday Review, Sep 27) included one by Dr. Kenneth Offit, Chief, Clinical Genetics Service from MSK.

• Five Major Breast Cancer Advancements You Need To Know About.  Dr. Cliff Hudis, Vice President for Government Relations and Chief Advocacy Officer and Chief, Breast Medicine Service is quoted.

• October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Learn more by visiting MSK Breast Cancer Experts. Continue reading →

While browsing the news, these are some of the stories that rose to the top!

• Cornell University in partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering is opening a new $10 million Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, bringing together scientists, engineers, biologists, and physicians to develop and translate new cancer care applications based on nanotechnology.

• Collaborative enterprise announced between Memorial Sloan Kettering and Illumina, Inc. to conduct research studies critical to understanding the biology of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). The studies aim to inform the development of new strategies to diagnose and monitor cancer and to help establish ctDNA as an important marker in the study and eventual treatment of cancer. Dr. Jose Baselga, Physician-in-Chief and Chief Medical Officer, Memorial Hospital is quoted.

• From the MSK On Cancer Blog – Aggressive Lung Adenocarcinoma Subtype May Require New Treatment Strategy. Research lead by Dr. Adusumilli, Deputy Chief, Thoracic Service is explained.

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