Screening and Risk Reduction
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Sheila Rustgi, MD, a gastroenterologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center shares expert tips on how to prepare for a colonoscopy and make 'prep night' as smooth as possible.
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Adana Llanos, PhD, MPH confronts the racial inequities in breast cancer, unveiling the hidden impacts of chemical exposures from personal care products.
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Despina Kontos, PhD, shares how artificial intelligence in imaging is revolutionizing cancer care.
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The HICCC's Community Outreach and Engagement Office works side by side with the communities they serve, putting research into action through programs that address critical needs.
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- November 28, 2023
Dr. Salvatore discusses her thoughts on the new guidelines, the Lung Cancer Screening Program, and how being a former smoker impacts her work.
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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.
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CNNMarch 1, 2023CNN Health talks to Dr. Joel Gabre on the increase of colorectal cancer diagnoses among younger patients.
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CUIMC NewsroomFebruary 27, 2023Dr. June Hou sheds light on physician recommendations that urge women undergoing some surgeries to have their fallopian tubes removed at the same time to prevent ovarian cancer.
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- February 23, 2023
HICCC experts on recent findings that underscore increased cancer risk to the use of UVA-emitting nail polish dryers and gel manicures.
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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.
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CUIMC NewsroomJanuary 18, 2023The COMMUNITY Center aims to study multiple chronic diseases, including cancer, by working with community partners to produce sustainable interventions that will result in health equity.
- December 9, 2022
A significantly lower proportion of Hispanic and Black women who underwent screening received 3D mammograms, according to a new study presented at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
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- October 24, 2022
While medical experts agree that women should all get screened, the age at which screening should begin is an area of controversy, leaving patients confused as to what they should do.
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CUIMC NewsroomMay 26, 2022The comprehensive lung cancer screening program brings together physicians and nurse practitioners from multiple disciplines to provide care for smokers and ex-smokers at high risk for lung cancer.
