Top Stories
-
Registered Nurse Lydia Cunningham undergoes two separate cancer diagnoses, a decade apart, all while caring for patients of her own at Columbia.
Topic
-
Source:
Columbia SurgeryRoshni 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.
-
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.
Topic
-
Source:
NYP Health MattersArith Reyes, MD, shares the latest research on breast cancer patients who opted for breast-conservation surgery, such as lumpectomy, and those who underwent mastectomies.
Latest News
-
Source:
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.
-
Source:
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.
Topic
- 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.
Topic
- 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.
- April 1, 2024
Despina Kontos, PhD, shares how artificial intelligence in imaging is revolutionizing cancer care.
Topic
- October 26, 2023
Less than two weeks into her retirement, Alfredia learned that she had early stage, HER2-positive breast cancer.
- October 25, 2023
When Lucia discovered she had stage 2 triple-negative breast cancer, she enrolled in the I-SPY2 clinical trail at Columbia.
-
Source:
USA TodayMarch 15, 2023In an interview with USA Today, Lauren Friedlander, MD, discusses the FDA's new requirements that providers inform patients about their breast density during mammograms.
Topic
-
Source:
Mailman School of Public HealthFebruary 10, 2023Breast density awareness is linked to heightened uncertainty about cancer risk and screening choices among Spanish-speaking women in Northern Manhattan, according to a study led by Parisa Tehranifar.
