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Compared to yearly screening, more frequent mammograms for women treated for early-stage breast cancer did not confer additional benefit, a study from Columbia University oncologists has found.
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Seizures are usually considered a side effect of brain cancer, but a new Columbia University study of mice suggests they may also fuel the further growth of brain tumors.
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Columbia University President Lee Bollinger announced the appointment of Anil Rustgi, MD, director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, as interim EVP and dean, effective July 1, 2020.
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Scientists at Columbia's Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center are using technologies developed to study cancer to look for drugs to treat COVID-19 and disarm the virus.
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- December 10, 2018
Anil K. Rustgi, MD, an expert in gastrointestinal tumors, will join Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian as director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center.
- December 10, 2018
A new study suggests that a type of brain tumor in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 could be treated with immunotherapy, which has so far proved ineffective in treating most brain cancers.
- October 31, 2018
A new study found that women with cervical cancer who had a radical hysterectomy with minimally invasive surgery had a significantly higher risk of death than those who had open surgery.
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- October 12, 2018
For the second year, Velocity, Columbia's Ride to End Cancer raised more than $1 million for cancer care and research.
- October 11, 2018
A new study shows how certain cells ‘cheat’ during cell competition to eliminate their neighbors and take over tissues; the findings could point toward new strategies for treating cancer.
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- September 28, 2018
Sarah Urke and Barbara Trencher, Columbia physical therapists and Velocity participants, developed an exercise program for cancer patients.
- September 20, 2018
Leaders in prostate cancer research and care will convene Sept. 22 for the inaugural NYC Prostate Cancer Summit, a patient-focused event co-hosted by CUIMC and NewYork-Presbyterian.
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- August 27, 2018
Physician-scientist Darrell Yamashiro, MD, PhD, has been named director of Columbia's Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, & Stem Cell Transplantation.
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- July 30, 2018
Columbia researchers found that a gene associated with an autoimmune form of hair loss could be activated to improve cancer immunotherapy.
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- July 10, 2018
Acupuncture significantly eased joint pain for a majority of women undergoing a common form of breast cancer treatment, a new study found.
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