Topic: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
AP News | 2009-06-08 18:53:29
Some cancer patients turn to alternative remedies first; chemo, surgery may come too late
With much of her lower body consumed by cancer, Leslee Flasch finally faced the truth: The herbal supplements and special diet were not working. "I want this thing cut out from me. I want it out," she told her family. But it was too late. Her ...
Getty Images | 2009-05-14 03:01:24
NEW YORK - MAY 13: Leslie Jones, president of Memorial Sloan Kettering, Sarah Ayres, Shafi Roepers, Muffie Potter Aston and Caryn Zucker attend the Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering's 2nd annual Spring Ball at The Plaza Hotel on May 13 ...
AP News | 2009-04-07 18:59:10
Researchers say new prostate drug shows early promise, but more testing needed
Early trials of a new drug for advanced prostate cancer are showing some success, researchers report. Of the first 30 patients treated with MDV3100, 13 showed declines of more than 50 percent in the levels of chemicals in the blood that indicate the presence of the cancer. However ...
AP News | 2008-12-20 15:36:51
In this June 26, 2008 file photo, Harold Varmus , president of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, left, sits on a panel with Susan Castillo of the Oregon Department of Education during an economic discussion with Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack ...
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