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Columbia researchers are uncovering potential new therapies to counter the changing identities of cancer cells.
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Columbia cancer researcher Cory Abate-Shen has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of science’s highest honors.
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A new Columbia study shows that increased screening for Lynch Syndrome—an inherited condition linked to several types of cancer—could reduce deaths from colon cancer in at-risk persons by nearly 80%.
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Columbia researchers have developed a technique that analyzes RNA and DNA within several thousands of individual tumor cells and could help doctors find the best treatment for a patient's cancer.
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- December 17, 2021
The new center will build upon the dedicated MDS program at Columbia University, a longstanding program of excellence that has served as a national leader in MDS research.
- December 6, 2021
The latest advance in radiation therapy—using AI to adjust treatments as needed—is now available for select cancer patients at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian.
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- November 24, 2021
The rate of cervical cancer among women living in neighborhoods with the lowest socioeconomic indices is nearly two times higher than the rate among those who live in areas with the highest indices.
- November 22, 2021
Two new Columbia specialists in stomach cancer treatment and research explain what you should know about one of the world's most common cancers.
- November 16, 2021
A Columbia study may lead to stomach cancer screening guidelines, especially for Black and Hispanic Americans who have a greater risk of developing or dying from stomach cancer than white Americans.
- November 12, 2021
Recent observations suggest that surgery is possible for some pancreatic cancer patients who are initially deemed inoperable.
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- October 29, 2021
Here’s what Columbia doctors want you to remember when the pink ribbons disappear as breast cancer awareness month ends.
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- October 19, 2021
Columbia University's chief of breast imaging, Elise Desperito, MD, clarifies conflicting advice on mammography and urges all women to be evaluated for their breast cancer risk.
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- October 15, 2021
Columbia breast cancer patient Karin Diamond credits regular mammograms for catching her cancer early and her surgeon's use of intraoperative radiation for keeping her cancer-free.
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- October 8, 2021
Overall survival for breast cancer has improved by about 40% since the 1980s. Precision medicine and new screening tests may lead to even better outcomes in the future.
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