About Us

Message from the Director

A message from Anil K. Rustgi, MD, Director at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, as CUIMC continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles

Accelerating Towards Our Vision: 2020-2025 Strategic Plan

Our Strategic Plan was developed with input from working group and leadership sessions with members from across Columbia University, CUIMC, and NYP

About the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

Discover more about the innovative research and whole person care of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The Irving Family

Discover more about the extraordinary philanthropy of Herbert and Florence Irving and their contributions to the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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Ways to Give

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News

Notes from the Lab: A Better Way to Decontaminate Samples for Early Cancer Detection

May 3, 2023

Tal Korem, PhD, shares how his lab is using a new decontamination method to prevent blood-borne microbial DNA samples from contamination and improve cancer diagnostic tools.

Topic

Notes from the Lab
Mary Ann’s Story: Returning to the Spotlight After Two Cancer Diagnoses

April 27, 2023

After being diagnosed in 2001 with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and again in 2018 with lung cancer, Mary Ann is now successfully managing her disease and returning to her calling as an actress.

Topic

Lung Cancer
How Environmental Exposures Affect Cancer Risk: Q+A with Ana Navas-Acien, MD, PhD

April 19, 2023

Dr. Navas-Acien sheds light on cancer-causing substances in drinking water, how certain groups are disproportionally affected, and the impact of climate change on cancer risk.

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Cancer Prevention