2017 Mar 12
Broadway actress and colon cancer patient Karen Walsh uses theatrical skills to raise awareness
Broadway actress Karen Walsh's creative response to her colon cancer treatment has inspired others. Read more
2017 Mar 09
Cancer pill Gleevec keeps patients alive and well for a decade
Richard Silver, M.D., discusses the success of Gleevac, the once-a-day pill that has turned chronic myelogenous leukemia, or CML, from a certain death sentence into a manageable disease. Read more
2017 Mar 07
Department of Defense Impact Award Funds Prostate Cancer Study
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers will receive a grant from the Department of Defense to conduct an in-depth study of the molecular machinery driving the most aggressive form of prostate cancer. Most prostate cancers are a... Read more
2017 Mar 07
Kristen was the picture of health. She died of colorectal cancer at 38
Felice Schnoll-Sussman, M.D., discusses colon cancer among the young, including her inspirational patient, Kristen McRedmond. Read more
2017 Mar 07
Department of Defense Impact Award funds prostate cancer study
David Rickman and Himisha Beltran will receive a grant from the Department of Defense to conduct an in-depth study of N-Myc and the molecular machinery driving neuroendocrine prostate cancer. Read more
2017 Mar 03
Dr. Virginia Pascual Named Director of the Gale and Ira Drukier Institute for Children’s Health
NEW YORK (March 3, 2017) — Dr. Virginia Pascual, a renowned physician-scientist specializing in pediatric rheumatology, has been appointed the founding Gale and Ira Drukier Director of the Gale and Ira Drukier Institute for... Read more
2017 Mar 01
The first cell inspired a career of genomic discoveries & cancer research
Profile of geneticist Christopher Mason, Ph.D. Read more
2017 Feb 28
The startling rise in colorectal cancer among young people
Felice Schnoll-Sussman talks to Katie Couric about colorectal cancer. Read more
2017 Feb 27
Sneaking a peek inside DIPG
A team headed by Mark Souweidane, M.D., has devised a new way to image brain tumors. Read more
2017 Feb 23
New Type of Genetic Mutation Identified in Cancer
A newly discovered type of genetic mutation that occurs frequently in cancer cells may provide clues about the disease’s origins and offer new therapeutic targets, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine and... Read more
2017 Feb 23
Weill Cornell expert, "General Hospital" actress unite to raise PV awareness
Finola Hughes from TV's "General Hospital" and Ellen K. Ritchie, M.D. are teaming up to raise awareness for myeloproliferative disorder polycythemia vera. Read more
2017 Feb 23
New type of genetic mutation identified in cancer
A study by Marcin Imielinski, M.D., Ph.D., illuminates a possible new type of driver of cancer: small (one-50 letter) insertions or deletions of DNA sequence, also called “indels,” in regions of the genome that do not code for proteins. Read more
2017 Feb 22
The RNA code comes into focus
Feature about epitranscriptomics highlights the work of Chris Mason and Samie Jaffrey. Read more
2017 Feb 17
Lobectomy in early NSCLC: Time to wrap up its storyline?
Nasser Altorki, M.D. weighs in on the role of lobectomy in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Read more
2017 Feb 17
Contributing to an international cancer corps
A team of radiologists, oncologists, surgeons and other physicians are partnering with the International Cancer Expert Corps (ICEC) to create a Weill Cornell Medicine hub of global outreach for cancer care. Read more
2017 Feb 15
New score predicts liver cancer after transplant
The MORAL score for hepatocellular carcinoma is highly predictive of recurrence-free survival and can accurately identify patients who should not undergo liver transplant with a living donor, according to Karim J. Halazun, M.D. Read more
2017 Feb 14
Scalp cooling can help some breast cancer patients retain hair
Scalp cooling can lessen some chemotherapy-induced hair loss – one of the most devastating hallmarks of cancer – in certain breast cancer patients, according to a new study from UC San Francisco, Weill Cornell Medicine and three other medical centers. Read more
2017 Feb 10
We Are Weill Cornell Medicine: Dr. Christopher Barbieri
Christopher Barbieri, M.D., Ph.D., is a featured faculty member in the #WeAreWCM campaign. Read more
2017 Feb 09
Collaboration Employs New Strategies to Study the Spread of Cancer
Video of If cancer didn’t metastasize, or spread, it would be easy to cure, says Dr. Lewis Cantley , the Meyer Director of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine. “We could merely cut it out, and... Read more
