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Q&A: Mary Salvatore, MD, on Who Should Get Screened for Lung Cancer

Dr. Salvatore discusses her thoughts on the new guidelines, the Lung Cancer Screening Program, and how being a former smoker impacts her work.

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Lung Cancer
Featured Voice: The Biggest Gift You Can Give to Your Loved Ones When You are Diagnosed with Cancer

In this Featured Voice, palliative care expert Shunichi Nakagawa, MD, shares how to talk with your loved ones about advanced care planning.

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

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

Topic

Breast Cancer
Lucia’s Story: A Complete Response After Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

When Lucia discovered she had stage 2 triple-negative breast cancer, she enrolled in the I-SPY2 clinical trail at Columbia.

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Breast Cancer

Latest News

Potential New Treatment for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

By Ann Rae Jonas

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
Andrea Califano Receives Alfred G. Knudson Award from NCI

October 16, 2023

The award recognizes individuals who have advanced our understanding of cancer genetics.

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Awards and Grants
Targeting Cancer’s Hidden Masters

Source:

CUIMC Newsroom

October 16, 2023

For the past decade, Dr. Andrea Califano has led a team of more than 50 scientists seeking to uncover the mechanisms that drive cells to mutate and become cancerous.
Gulam Manji, MD, Highlights Promising Clinical Trial at AACR Special Conference on Pancreatic Cancer

October 11, 2023

The new trial has shown promising results in evaluating a first-line combination therapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

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Pancreatic Cancer
Reinterpreting Established Science to Find Better Breast Cancer Drugs

Source:

CUIMC Newsroom

October 11, 2023

Researcher Neil Vasan wants to apply modern techniques to well-known cancer targets to make breakthroughs in treatments
Aaron Viny, MD Awarded R37 MERIT Grant

October 2, 2023

Dr. Aaron Viny, MD MS, has been awarded the R37 MERIT grant by the National Cancer Institute for his research on mutations in the gene Stag2, frequently found in various types of cancers.

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Leukemia

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