When you join MSK Healthy Living, our experts will create a personal lifestyle plan for you. First, you will fill out a questionnaire that asks you questions about your goals and needs. The survey is ...

2. How common is CIPN? Peripheral neuropathy after chemotherapy is very common. Experts estimate it’s experienced by 30% to 50% of patients who receive these types of chemotherapy. The drugs most ...

Your port may raise your skin about ½ an inch (1.2 centimeters). You may be able to feel it through your skin. Most people will not be able to tell that you have a port. Your port will not set off ...

Periods of fasting reprogram the immune system’s natural killer cells to better fight cancer, according to a new study in mice from researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). Fasting ...

The Marie-Josée Kravis Center for Cancer Immunobiology (CCI), made possible by a generous $40 million gift from Henry R. Kravis to honor the visionary leadership of his wife, Marie-Josée Kravis, will ...

It’s a disturbing mystery that has drawn the attention of investigators from across Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). Why are a growing number of young people under 50 being diagnosed with ...

100% Remission of Rectal Cancer These same remarkable results would be repeated for all 42 people — and counting — in the MSK clinical trial. In every case, the rectal cancer disappeared after ...

Care Team At Memorial Sloan Kettering, doctors, nurses, and other specialists work together on treatment teams for each patient. This means that your care team is highly experienced in caring for ...

Patients are put under anesthesia, and a rectal probe is placed which enables real-time imaging and treatment. After the machine takes an image of the prostate, the doctors outline the treatment area ...

A mastectomy is surgery to remove all your breast tissue to treat cancer. When your surgeons remove 1 breast, it’s called a unilateral mastectomy. If they remove both breasts, it’s called a bilateral ...

Breast cancer screening can help find cancer early when it’s easier to treat. Screening guidelines are based on your risk (chances) of getting breast cancer. If you’re at average risk, we recommend ...

It’s important to make sure you get proper nutrition during and after cancer treatment. Here are some recipes our nutrition experts have created to help people make changes in their diet. You can ...