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How a Team of Health Experts Helped One Man Beat Cancer

When Sandy Krykostas was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer, doctors told him he had limited options. Then he went to Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, where he received personalized care and a renewed sense of hope.

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Podcast: Having Kids After Cancer

This episode of CancerCast: Conversations About New Developments in Medicine, Cancer Care and Research covers the fertility preservation options for men and women with cancer.

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Growing Evidence Points to Connection Between Sugar and Cancer

According to an accumulating body of research at Weill Cornell Medicine, excess sugar helps many types of cancer to grow more rapidly.

Dr. Kevin Holcomb with patient Ronda Kotelchuck

How One Doctor Used Precision Medicine to Treat Uterine Cancer

WABC-TV's "Medical Marvels" series recently featured precision medicine, and how one Weill Cornell Medicine physician used it help his patient beat cancer.

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Podcast: New Developments in Myeloma Therapy

Learn more about the current state of myeloma therapy, as well as the novel agents that may be next in line for FDA approval, in this episode of CancerCast: Conversations About New Developments in Medicine, Cancer Care and Research.

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How a Support Network Helped One Patient Beat Ovarian Cancer

After battling ovarian cancer, Domenica Devito has been in remission for several years. She credits the physicians and nurses at Weill Cornell Medicine for saving her life.

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Podcast: Clinical Research and Cancer Advocacy

In this episode of CancerCast: Conversations About New Developments in Medicine, Cancer Care and Research, guest Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, discusses how clinical trials can help physicians and researchers better care for and learn from people with cancer.

Dr. Arunangshu Das and Dr. Ashish Saxena

International Influence: Mentoring an Early-Career Oncologist from Bangladesh

Having witnessed both his mother and grandmother suffer from breast cancer, Dr. Arunangshu Das pursued a career as an oncologist with the hope of improving the lives of others with the disease. Dr. Das now treats breast cancer — along with head and neck, lung and gastrointestinal cancers — at Square Hospitals Limited in Bangladesh.

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MMPRC Hosting "Fire and Freedom" Traveling Exhibit

Now through January 4, 2019, the Myra Mahon Patient Resource Center is hosting a National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health traveling exhibit entitled Fire and Freedom.The exhibit explores the complex relationships of society, enslavement, and food during the early days of America, when African and Native American influences played important roles in the survival of the European settlers and when bartering with foods, herbs, and commodities were often a key ingredient of... Read More

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Podcast: Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor and Other Movement Disorders

In this episode of Brain and Spine Care, Dr. Michael Kaplitt explains how new technology can eliminate the source of tremors in a completely non-invasive way.