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National Cancer Center Announces Recipients of 2023-24 Research Fellowship Awards

All six first-time award winners are women 15 awards representing more than $750K marks another record year of financial support for postdoctoral cancer research Grants benefit researchers at The Dana-Farber…
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Rectal Cancer Patients Could Be Spared the Effects of Radiation

According to an article in the New York Times, rectal cancer researchers discovered that elements of cancer treatments may be eliminated to enhance the cancer victim’s quality of life.

FDA to require mammogram reports include breast density information

Mammograms remain the best screening tool for the early diagnosis of breast cancer, yet dense breasts — that occur in 50% of women who get mammograms — make breast cancer…
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National Cancer Center Is Pleased to Name David Knorr, M.D., Ph.D., to Scientific Advisory Board

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The National Cancer Center is pleased to announce the appointment of David Knorr, M.D., Ph.D., to its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Knorr is a medical oncologist currently serving as an…
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Pilates for a Cause Event

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]National Cancer Center, in collaboration with the National Association of Health Services Executives New York Regional Chapter invites you to join us for an evening of pilates to honor…
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We have earned a 2022 Platinum Seal of Transparency with Candid

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] We’re excited to share that our organization has earned a 2022 Platinum Seal of Transparency with Candid! Now, you can support our work with trust and confidence by…
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute recognizes National Cancer Center for funding its young research scientists

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]The National Cancer Center (NCC) recently awarded grants totaling $160,000 to four Dana-Farber researchers pursuing studies into various types of cancer. Carmen Adriaens, MSc, PhD, is studying DNA methylation,…
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Major Rectal Cancer Treatment Breakthrough

A groundbreaking cancer trial at Sloan Kettering of a new drug, dostarlimab, has shown unprecedented results:  the cancer disappeared in 100% of the trial participants.

A new study found that black women die of uterine cancer at twice the rate of white women

Cancer of the uterus, also called endometrial cancer, is increasing so rapidly that it is expected to displace colorectal cancer by 2040 as the third most common cancer among women, and the fourth-leading cause of women’s cancer deaths.

New impressive chemotherapy trials conducted at Memorial Sloan Kettering extend the life of metastatic breast cancer patients for six months

The results of the trials were so impressive that research scientists received a standing ovation when they presented their data at an oncology conference in Chicago.