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Thanks to diagnostic and treatment advances, the American Cancer Society reports that more Americans survive cancer than ever before. However, many survivors experience side effects of cancer and its treatment at some point... Read more

Dr. Jared Knopman ,   a ssociate p rofessor of n eurological s urgery , has been appointed  a ssociate  e ditor of the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery . In this role, Dr. Knopman will help guide the journal’s... Read more

Dr. George Coukos, an internationally renowned expert on cancer immunology, is on a mission to rapidly translate tumor biology research into personalized, cell-based therapies for patients with some of the hardest-to-treat... Read more

A new study reveals how bacteria in the gut can help determine whether the amino acid asparagine from the diet will feed tumor growth or activate immune cells against the cancer​, according to researchers at Weill Cornell... Read more

A whole-genome sequencing approach shows early promise over current commercial methods for identifying more patients likely to benefit from PARP inhibitor cancer treatments, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine... Read more

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During their preparation for this battle, B cells transiently revert to a more flexible, or plastic, stem-... Read more

Video of Research Matters: Personalizing Pancreatic Cancer Treatment It’s not surprising that pancreatic cancer is often referred to as a silent killer. With few early symptoms and an aggressive nature, it has one of the... Read more

A new study has discovered a molecular signal that tumors exploit to exhaust the T cells meant to destroy them—and how silencing that signal could revive the body’s immunity. The study led by Weill Cornell Medicine... Read more

Investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a versatile and non-toxic technology for controlling the activity of any gene in a cell. Such “gene-switch” tools allow scientists to “turn on” or “turn off” a target... Read more