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Mailman School of Public HealthBreast cancer rates in U.S. women under 40 vary by geography, according to a new study by researchers Mary Beth Terry and Rebecca Kehm.
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PeopleRebecca Kehm, PhD, provides insight on the increase in early-onset breast cancer in states where it's most prevalent.
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Columbia MagazineNew Columbia research from HICCC's members and researchers looks at ultra-processed foods, sedentary lifestyles, and other possible explanations.
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Yoanna Pumpalova, MD breaks down her work involving HIV-positive patients with breast cancer living in South Africa, which has the largest population of people with HIV in the world.
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- January 7, 2025
Researchers Rebecca Kehm, PhD and Lauren Houghton, PhD, shed light on an emerging trend in early onset breast cancer, pointing to early adolescence as a key window that could provide needed answers.
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- December 5, 2024
Registered Nurse Lydia Cunningham undergoes two separate cancer diagnoses, a decade apart, all while caring for patients of her own at Columbia.
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Columbia SurgeryNovember 28, 2024Roshni Rao, MD, Chief of the Division of Breast Surgery, provides an updates on breast care today, including post-op management, pain management, clinical trials, mastectomy, and more.
- October 30, 2024
Adana Llanos, PhD, MPH, discusses the latest in breast cancer inequities following the American Cancer Society (ACS) biennial update of breast cancer statistics among women in the United States.
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NYP Health MattersOctober 24, 2024Arith Reyes, MD, shares the latest research on breast cancer patients who opted for breast-conservation surgery, such as lumpectomy, and those who underwent mastectomies.
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NYP Health MattersOctober 3, 2024Dr. Katja Pinker-Domenig, chief of the Division of Breast Imaging at NYP/CUIMC shares how mammograms, ultrasounds and MRIs are used to help detect and prevent breast cancer.
- August 20, 2024
Breastfeeding has extensive health benefits to mother and child during postpartum nursing, but also offer long-term protection against breast cancer overtime.
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CUIMC NewsroomAugust 15, 2024A first of its kind study, co led by Swarnali Acharyya, PhD, to identify an FDA approved drug to ward off cancer cells that overcome PARP inhibitors.
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- May 28, 2024
Including BRCA1 testing at the time of obstetrical prenatal carrier screening could identify at-risk people at a time when cancer screening could save their life.
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- April 25, 2024
Adana Llanos, PhD, MPH confronts the racial inequities in breast cancer, unveiling the hidden impacts of chemical exposures from personal care products.
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