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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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- 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.
- July 13, 2023
The Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research announced four new Herbert and Florence Irving Scholars for the 2023-2026 cohort.
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- June 30, 2023
An oral microbiologist who collaborates with dentists and doctors discovers what our bodies already knew: Everything is connected.
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- June 14, 2023
The School of Nursing's Phoenix Matthews shares how they merged once-separate identities as psychologist and activist to fight cancer-related health disparities in underserved populations.
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- April 14, 2023
Columbia researchers have shined new light on how the “dark” part of the genome allows cancer cells to be detected by the immune system, which could lead to better immunotherapies.
- March 9, 2023
Columbia’s researchers have opened a trial of a noninvasive, focused ultrasound approach to open the blood-brain barrier, enabling higher concentrations of an effective drug to enter the brain.
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- February 23, 2023
In the past decade, physicians have recommended that women undergoing some surgeries have their fallopian tubes removed at the same time to prevent ovarian cancer.
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- January 20, 2023
Columbia expert Dr. Fatemeh Momen-Heravi shares facts about HPV-related cancer risk factors and prevention.
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- December 13, 2022
A significantly lower proportion of Hispanic and Black women who underwent screening received 3D mammograms, according to a new study presented at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
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