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Velocity 2024: Lydia's Story

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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Breast Cancer
Foresight Diagnostics Announces Launch of SHORTEN-ctDNA Trial to Evaluate Personalized Treatment Duration in DLBCL Lymphoma Patients

A Columbia clinical trial led by Hua-Jay Cherng, MD, will partner with Foresight Diagnostics to evaluate more personalized cancer treatments for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)..

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Clinical Trials
State of the Union: Breast Care Today

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Columbia Surgery

Roshni 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.

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Breast Cancer
Promising Trial at Columbia Explores Novel Treatment for Diffuse Gastric Cancer

Columbia physician-scientist Ryan Moy, MD, PhD, is pioneering research in gastric cancer, including a promising new clinical trial using pill-based therapies to treat diffuse gastric cancer.

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Clinical Trials

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Study Identifies Novel Approach to Overcome the Blood-Brain Barrier in Pediatric Glioma Treatment

November 22, 2024

A new study has identified a novel combination therapy, using napabucasin with radiation therapy, in treating aggressive pediatric brain tumors.

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Brain Cancer
Physician Affiliate Group of New York’s 9th Annual Research Day Showcases Transformative Research to Combat Health Disparities in NYC

November 20, 2024

The event, co-hosted by the HICCC, featured poster presentations of 100 research abstracts

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Announcement
Annual HICCC Research Symposium Explores Cancer Metabolism Research at Columbia

November 15, 2024

Researchers, physician-scientists, trainees, and community members across Columbia gathered to explore the rapidly evolving field of cancer metabolism.

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Research
Monifa Maat: Bridging Health, Art, and Research for Community Healing

November 13, 2024

After participating in HICCC's Community Science Institute, Monifa Maat joined Columbia full-time, continuing her work blending arts and research to combat health disparities in her community.

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Community, Outreach and Engagement
Demystifying Prostate Cancer for Men’s Health Month

November 1, 2024

Joel DeCastro, MD, MPH, debunks some of the most common myths surrounding prostate cancer, like outdated beliefs about screening tests, treatment options, and its effect on sexual health.

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Prostate Cancer
Breaking Down Breast Cancer Disparities

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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Breast Cancer

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