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A cost-effectiveness study led by a Columbia medical student suggests liquid biopsies are not yet up to the task of screening for colon cancer.
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A new mouse model may be critical for understanding the most aggressive types of pancreatic cancer and finding ways to prevent its growth and recurrence.
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Studies exploring metformin’s power to prevent prostate cancer progression have been inconclusive. Columbia research now shows that the drug has promise, but only for specific patients.
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Columbia Nursing’s dean, Lorraine Frazier, shares the lessons she learned from her breast cancer journey.
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- October 26, 2023
Columbia bioengineers are the first to program bacteria that guide immune cells to tumors, which could make more cancers treatable with immunotherapies.
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- October 19, 2023
Too much calcium inside cells may be to blame for cognitive impairments from chemotherapy, a new study suggests.
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- October 13, 2023
By identifying hidden regulators in each person’s cancer, researchers can identify the best drugs for that patient.
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- October 11, 2023
The association between neighborhood walkability and obesity-related cancers was stronger among women living in neighborhoods with higher levels of poverty.
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- October 10, 2023
Physician-scientist Neil Vasan brings the perspectives he's gained from classical singing and structural biology to his search for new breast cancer treatments.
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- September 28, 2023
Biomedical engineer Santiago Correa uses his expertise in nanotechnology to create injectable biomaterials that reprogram the body’s immune system to fight cancer, autoimmune disease, and infection.
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- September 27, 2023
When all evidence of cancer disappeared from Catherine Spina’s patient after radiation of a single metastasis, she became convinced that radiotherapy may be key to a new treatment approach.
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- September 21, 2023
The breast imaging and surgical breast care programs are collecting items to create care packages for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
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- August 3, 2023
In animal studies, warfarin, a widely used blood thinner, shrinks tumors by promoting a self-destruct mechanism in cancer cells.
- July 28, 2023
Columbia cancer researchers have discovered how melanoma can hide from our immune system, pointing to ways drug developers might restore the tumor’s vulnerability.
