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Featured Voices: Columbia Cancer Volunteers in COVID-19 Vaccination Effort

February 2, 2021

Faculty and staff of the HICCC answer the call to volunteer at the Armory--a major COVID-19 vaccination site at NYP and CUIMC. They share what motivated them to get involved!

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Featured Voice
Cancer Researchers Win Funding for Lab-to-Market Ideas

January 31, 2021

Drs. Sankar Ghosh, Brent Stockwell, and Zhiguo Zhang are recipients of the translational research awards by the new partnership, Columbia-Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Alliance.

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Research Advances
A Message from the HICCC: Don’t Delay Cancer Screenings or Treatment

January 29, 2021

HICCC signs open letter, with more than 75 other leading cancer organizations, that urges patients to resume their cancer treatment and schedule their cancer screenings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19
Dr. Aaron Viny Wins Scholar Award for Translational Research in Leukemia

January 26, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Viny for receiving a 2021 prestigious Scholar Award from the American Society of Hematology.

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Research Advances
Spreading Cancer Prevention Awareness, One Text at a Time

By Melanie A. Farmer

January 25, 2021

Researchers at the HICCC and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons are piloting a text messaging platform to remind individuals about HPV vaccine appointments.

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Screening and Risk Reduction
New Partnership Expands Columbia's Global Cancer Research

January 13, 2021

Low- and middle-income countries are bearing the brunt of the global burden of cancer. To address this health gap, the HICCC has partnered with ICAP, ato launch the ICAP-HICCC Cancer Initiative.

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Research Advances
Big Data Analysis Finds Cancer’s Key Vulnerabilities

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CUIMC Newsroom

January 12, 2021

A new analysis led by Andrea Califano, Dr, and Cory Abate-Shen, PhD, found that regardless of the cancer’s origin, tumors could be stratified in only 112 subtypes.

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Research Advances
One in Five Brain Cancers Fueled by Overactive Mitochondria

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CUIMC Newsroom

January 11, 2021

A study, led by HICCC members, has found that up to 20% of glioblastomas—an aggressive brain cancer—are fueled by overactive mitochondria and may be treatable with drugs currently in clinical trials.
The COVID-19 Vaccine and Cancer: Q+A with Gary Schwartz, MD

By Melanie A. Farmer

January 5, 2021

In December 2020, the United States FDA authorized two approved COVID-19 vaccines. HICCC Deputy Director Gary Schwartz, MD, addresses what patients with cancer should know about the new vaccines.

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COVID-19
The Promise of CAR T-Cell Therapy: Q+A with Ran Reshef, MD

By Meeri Kim

December 22, 2020

CAR T-cell therapy is a promising type of treatment that re-engineers a patient’s white blood cells to recognize and kill tumor cells.

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CAR T-Cell Therapy

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