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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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- July 11, 2017
Alexander Small, MD, shares why he joined Velocity, a new cycling event that benefits the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at CUMC.
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- July 11, 2017
Ilene Anesini shares why she joined Velocity, a new cycling event that benefits the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at CUIMC.
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- July 10, 2017
Velocity is a new cycling event that benefits the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at CUIMC. Columbia riders share why they joined the cause.
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- May 4, 2017
Researchers discovered a mechanism that reprograms tumor cells in patients with advanced prostate cancer, reducing their response to anti-androgen therapy.
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- April 6, 2017
Columbia University scientists study tumor revertants as possible new approach to cancer therapy.
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- March 28, 2017
Based on new evidence, laparoscopic surgery should be offered to most women with early-stage endometrial cancer, says Columbia’s gynecologic cancer chief.
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- March 27, 2017
A public-private research effort aims to develop more accurate ways of tracking a patient’s response to cancer therapy.
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- March 7, 2017
The drug, developed by Columbia and MSK researchers, selectively kills cancer cells and has shown activity against multiple malignancies in pre-clinical studies.
- February 14, 2017
In her JAMA editorial, Columbia oncologist Dawn Hershman says clinical trials show cooling caps reduce hair loss in some women undergoing chemotherapy.
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