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Newly Identified Cellular Markers Improve Targets for Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients
… make it easier for doctors to treat breast cancer, results of a new study published in Cancer Cell suggest. These new … healthy/normal tissue and cells contributing to cancer. “The ideal treatment of cancer would allow healthy cells to … cells, but also the tumor microenvironment that affects their growth – we have the opportunity to discover a new …
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About Our Health Guide Team
… journey is unique, and our goal is to empower you with quality information to make informed decisions along whatever … into easily digestible guides, ensuring that you can find the information you need in a clear and accessible manner. We … for two main reasons: First, given the inherent complexity of some of the topics we cover, we feel it’s important to …
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Utility vs. Equity: Transplantation in America Has Changed but A Lot of Work Still Needs to Be Done
… Earlier this year, Lloyd E. Ratner, MD , Director of Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation at Columbia, was voted to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) board. UNOS is … in terms of allocation, logistics, distribution, but also quality for the programs have been amended—the bylaws. And …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 3/24/20
… Each day during the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Craig Smith, Chair of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and … as that must be, until the pandemic ebbs. Your Department is doing what it can to preserve cash flow. Our goal is …
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Gastric Cancer
… (also known as stomach cancer) is an abnormal growth of cells in the stomach. Although its exact causes are unknown, it can be … you with comprehensive treatment options and expert, quality care at every step. Our experienced team will work …
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It’s Not All Doom and Gloom with a Disappearing Pancreas
… May of 2016 was an exciting time for Tony Rafaniello. Now retired … were preparing for a trip to Italy and a cruise around the Isle of Sicily. His mind often drifted to all he would … is regularly monitored by his doctors and describes his quality of life as terrific. He has to keep his diabetes …
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Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer: State of the Union
… in treating cancer with chemotherapy, play a vital role in the care of patients with pancreatic cancer . Most will need … fear chemotherapy, it can improve patients’ symptoms and quality of life, and prolong survival. Yet much work remains … Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer: State of the Union …
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From NYP Advances — Transplant Team Performs New York’s First Heart-Lung-Liver Transplant
… heart failure, and congestive liver cirrhosis: It marked the first time that a heart-lung-liver transplant had been … in New York. The 14-hour procedure was the culmination of years of care and months of surgical preparation by a … and get her to a much better functional state with good quality of life, extended survival, and happiness, is the …
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Guide to Thyroid Function Tests
… Reviewed by the physicians of Columbia’s Thyroid Surgery Team , October 2024 Blood tests … is hyperthyroid (i.e. has too much thyroid hormone), their TSH level should be low or "suppressed" because the …
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NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital Recognized for Providing the Region’s Best Care
… NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital is the leading center for surgical and hospital care for … University Irving Medical Center and the Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University Vagelos College of … needs. It is the ACS’s highest distinction for providing quality pediatric surgical care across all surgical …
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Celebrating New York’s Top Doctors in 2021
… Every summer, patients throughout New York and all over the country look to the ‘Top Doctors’ issue of New York Magazine to find the best quality health care available. Castle Connolly’s Top Doctor …
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Our Heart Surgery Programs and Services
… or complex, and it can affect one small part of the heart or the whole thing. But no matter what kind of … Ivy League academic center, our surgeons not only practice their craft, they teach it as well - pushing them to always …
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I Need a… Colorectal Surgeon
… Our "I need a" series is a helpful guide to finding the care you need when you don't know where to start. Today, … Surgeon Do? Most surgeons focus on certain areas of the body or treating specific diseases. The term … new approaches are being explored to improve outcomes and quality of life. Clinical trials offer the latest …
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Heart Valve Care
… At Columbia, our surgeons work as part of our cross-specialty Structural Heart and Valve Center to … that your valve disease can be treated successfully, with the most modern procedures and by the most experienced heart … cardiac imaging techniques, so that we can gather a high quality visualization of your valve and a thorough …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 3/15/20
… Each day during the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Craig Smith, Chair of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and … institutions are rapidly shedding non-essential parts of their missions, and that is exactly where we are. Many of …
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