World & Nation
Dr.
May 8, 1989
Movies
The documentary “Second Opinion: Laetrile at Sloan-Kettering” examines a brief period in the 1970s when a respected doctor’s research into the unconventional, often-banned and quack-labeled therapy laetrile — a modified chemical substance found in apricot pits — appeared to promise a remedy for cancer patients.
Sept. 4, 2014
Older Americans eat the wrong food, take the wrong vitamins and get advice from doctors uninformed about diets, the chief of nutrition at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center said.
Oct. 16, 1985
Dr. Jeanne A.
April 13, 2005
Science & Medicine
It’s been called the “fifth pillar” of cancer treatment: genetically reengineering the human immune system to recognize cancers and fight them.
Nov. 5, 2014
Food
Top Chef host and judge Padma Lakshmi dropped by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to visit former Top Chef contestant Fatima Ali before a surgical procedure.
Jan. 17, 2018
Dr. Vincent T.
Aug. 12, 1988
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been discharged from the hospital after cancer surgery, a spokeswoman for the court said Wednesday.
Dec. 26, 2018
A study of unorthodox treatments for cancer ranging from acupuncture to faith healing is stirring controversy at the Office of Technology Assessment, an influential agency which advises Congress on cutting-edge technological developments.
Jan. 3, 1988
Rajeswari Ayyappan traveled halfway around the world from India to have a malignant brain tumor removed at a renowned cancer center.
June 24, 1995