2017 Jun 19
Evidence builds for scalp cooling
Two-thirds of patients who underwent scalp cooling treatment during breast cancer chemotherapy retained their hair, according to a study by Tessa Cigler, M.D. Read more
2017 Jun 19
Researchers develop first-ever human tissue platform to test drugs for colon cancer
The first-ever “disease in a Petri dish” platform that models human colon cancer derived from stem cells has been developed by a team led by Todd Evans and Shuibing Chen. Read more
2017 Jun 15
Novel Regimens Explored for Rare DLBCL Subtypes
Sarah Rutherford, M.D., discusses therapy for double-hit and double-protein expressor lymphomas. Read more
2017 Jun 14
How mixed reality is transforming collaborative cancer research
Computational biologist Alex Sigaras explains how Weill Cornell Medicine is using virtual and "mixed" reality to enhance cancer research. Read more
2017 Jun 09
‘How long have I got?’: Why many cancer patients don’t have answers
Holly Prigerson and Ronald Adelman discuss the importance of honest and frank communication between oncologists and their patients. Read more
2017 Jun 09
Meyer experts weigh in on ASCO17 findings
Physician-scientists from the Meyer Cancer Center were the go-to experts when it came to commenting on several studies presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2017 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Read more
2017 Jun 07
Imaging technique shows molecular machinery at work
The Blanchard Lab has developed new imaging methods that allow researchers to track the individual protein molecules on the surface of cells. Read more
2017 Jun 05
Study questions value of costly cancer-drug combinations
Eleni Andreopoulou, M.D, comments on a study about a breast cancer drug combination that has stirred debate about costs. Read more
2017 Jun 02
Mobile app helps reduce readmissions for colorectal patients
Clinical research fellow Matthew Symer, M.D., discusses his new study on mobile apps and colorectal surgery patients. Read more
2017 Jun 02
Cantley named a "Giant of Cancer Care"
Lewis C. Cantley, Ph.D., was inducted into the OncLive 2017 Giants of Cancer Care recognition program. Read more
2017 Jun 02
Patient-specific method improves monitoring of leukemia cells
A technique developed by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators can detect cancer cells surviving therapy in the most common form of leukemia in adults more sensitively and precisely than traditional microscopic observation. Read more
2017 Jun 01
Inside NYP: Dr. Richard Silver
Richard Silver, M.D., shares his involvement with the groundbreaking imatinib cancer pill and what he’s gleaned from 60 years working in medicine. Read more
2017 May 31
First clinical trial of new targeted molecular therapy in U.S. takes aim at incurable prostate cancer
Weill Cornell clinicians have begun the first clinical trial in the United States that uses a radiopharmaceutical to treat men with progressive prostate cancer that has spread beyond the prostate and is no longer responding to hormonal therapy. Read more
2017 May 30
Singh wins grant from defense department for cancer research
A large grant will allow Ithaca affiliate Ankur Singh to further his study of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and develop a lymphoma subtype-specific organoid to evaluate the pre-clinical and clinical outcomes of a new class of pathway targeting novel anti-tumor therapeutics. Read more
2017 May 30
Fresh catch
A new zebrafish model developed by the Houvras Lab could provide valuable tools for thyroid cancer research, diagnostics & therapy. Read more
2017 May 25
All the Colors of the Rainbow
Maria Silver, a New York City public school teacher, reflects on her experience with meningioma and surgeon Rohan Ramakrishna, M.D. Read more
2017 May 24
Suicide risk quadruples after lung cancer diagnosis
A study by Jeffrey Port, M.D., and colleagues suggests people suffering from lung cancer are at a higher risk of suicide than those who struggle with other forms of the disease. Read more
2017 May 24
Four neuro-oncology experts to lead new glioblastoma research center
Howard Fine, M.D., and Rohan Ramakrishna, M.D., are among four neuro-oncologists leading the new Rhodes Center for Glioblastoma. Read more
2017 May 22
Prostate Cancer Treatment: Abiraterone and other hormonal therapies being studied
Scott Tagawa, M.D., M.S., discusses treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Read more
2017 May 22
The role of transplant in mantle cell lymphoma
Peter Martin, M.D., discusses the role of transplant in the field of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) Read more
