Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

The Memorial Sloan -Kettering Cancer Center ( MSKCC ) is a private cancer hospital in New York and is considered one of the best cancer hospitals in the world. The clinic is located in Manhattan, is affiliated with the major New York Hospital and is part of the Cornell University. The origins go back to the year 1884. During the 1940s, two former General Motors manager, Alfred P. Sloan and Charles F. Kettering, who are named for the establishment since committed.

In particular, the surgery at MSKCC treated in so-called services, that is, small teams of specialists in each care for their patients. So there are specialized services for Hepatobiliary Surgery, Gastric and Mixed Tumours, thoracic surgery, breast surgery, plastic surgery, head and neck surgery, etc.

Scientifically, the ' MSKCC ' in the therapy of oncological diseases leader. Many contributions to cancer therapy derived from this institution. In the early 1940s, Eleanor Josephine Macdonald had built up a Department of Medical Statistics, a precursor of today clinical cancer registry.

In pop culture

The Story of the concept album Hospice of the American indie rock band The Antlers playing in palliative tract this clinic.

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