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.

Learn About Our Leadership

Ways to Give

When you give to the HICCC, you are making a difference in the lives of cancer patients. Your support accelerates the discoveries made in our labs into the innovative cancer care of tomorrow.

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News

Alfredia’s Story: Enrolling in a Clinical Trial to Help Others

October 26, 2023

Less than two weeks into her retirement, Alfredia learned that she had early stage, HER2-positive breast cancer.

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Breast Cancer
Righting a Historical Wrong: Lack of Diversity in Clinical Trials

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CUIMC Newsroom

July 27, 2023

Through three different initiatives, the HICCC is seeking to broaden participation in clinical trials.
Potential New Treatment for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

October 18, 2023

Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma has a strong tendency to metastasize. Unfortunately, ESCC is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage, when it has an overall survival rate of only about 20 percent.

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Esophageal Cancer