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April 2006 Lately@mskcc.org
http://www.mskcc.org/Lately@MSKCC
Welcome to Lately@MSKCC,
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s monthly
enewsletter.
INCLUDED IN THIS ISSUE
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* MRI Screening for Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer
* Yankees Universe Fund Unveiled
* Pediatric Patient Story – Perry Zimmerman
* An Interview with Kathleen M. Foley
* Protein Regulates Quiescent Blood Stem Cells That Are
Linked to Enhanced Recovery from Radiation and
Chemotherapy
* Investigators Show How Key Growth Factor Influences Immune
System
* The Latest in Colorectal Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis, and
Treatment
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MRI Screening for Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer
A woman with a family history of breast cancer often lives
under a cloud of anxious uncertainty, wondering if the
disease that affected her mother, sister, or other
first-degree relative may strike her as well. Fortunately,
a number of studies suggest that women at high risk for
developing breast cancer may benefit from magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) screening, providing these women
with a new option they can use to help address their
concerns.
http://www.mskcc.org/65116
WHAT’S NEW AT MSKCC.ORG
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Yankees Universe Fund Unveiled
The New York Yankees and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center have joined together to support the Center’s
programs in pediatric patient care, research, and
education by creating the New York Yankees Universe fund.
http://www.mskcc.org/63978
Pediatric Patient Story – Perry Zimmerman
To meet Perry Zimmerman, you would think you’re meeting a
typical, albeit cute and precocious, five-year-old. What
you wouldn’t know was that Perry has faced and conquered
more life-threatening obstacles in her short life than
most people could even begin to imagine. Born with a rare
cancer of the eye known as retinoblastoma that spread to
her brain, Perry successfully fought through five cycles
of chemotherapy and one stem cell transplant at Memorial
Sloan-Kettering to overcome the cancer. After such an
arduous journey made by such a little girl, it is
understandable that her parents, Larry and Anne Zimmerman,
think of her as their little miracle.
http://www.mskcc.org/63160
An Interview with Kathleen M. Foley
Memorial Sloan-Kettering neurologist Kathleen M. Foley
focuses on the assessment and treatment of pain in cancer
patients, as well as on developing policies for pain and
palliative care worldwide. She is the incumbent of The
Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Chair
and former Chief of the Pain and Palliative Care Service.
Dr. Foley chairs the International Association for Hospice
and Palliative Care and is a member of the Institute of
Medicine of the National Academies.
http://www.mskcc.org/63672
RESEARCH AT MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING
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Protein Regulates Quiescent Blood Stem Cells That Are Linked
to Enhanced Recovery from Radiation and Chemotherapy
Memorial Sloan-Kettering scientists and colleagues have
uncovered new information about what orchestrates the
complex balance between blood stem cells and mature blood
cells, a relationship that is often disrupted in leukemia.
The results, published in the March issue of Cancer Cell,
will lead to a better understanding of the behavior of
leukemic cells and may have vital clinical applications
for patients recovering from chemotherapy, radiation
therapy, or bone marrow transplantation.
http://www.mskcc.org/63981
Investigators Show How Key Growth Factor Influences Immune
System
Memorial Sloan-Kettering investigators Joan Massaguý and
Dori A. Thomas have published a paper showing how the
protein called transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-ý)
allows tumor cells to escape killing by the immune system.
TGF-ý has been a well-studied cellular protein in cancer
research because it can act as either an inhibitor or a
promoter of cell growth.
http://www.mskcc.org/63671
CANCER INFORMATION & SCREENINGS
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The Latest in Colorectal Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis, and
Treatment
On Thursday May 4th, join Memorial Sloan-Kettering
physicians — Sidney J. Winawer, MD, Attending Physician,
Gastroenterology and Nutrition Service; Martin R. Weiser,
MD, Assistant Attending Surgeon, Colorectal Service; and
Leonard B. Saltz, MD, Attending Physician — for an
overview of colorectal cancer.
http://www.mskcc.org/63211
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