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Patient Story: Remission Without Admission

A revolutionary new treatment put patient Ralph Hills' aggressive blood cancer into remission — all while keeping him out of the hospital.

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Pioneering Drug Discovery Company Bridge Medicines Launched to Advance Promising Early Technologies in Major Academic Institutions through Human Proof of Concept

Bridge Medicines is a groundbreaking initiative that completes a seamless, fully funded and professionally staffed path from concept to drug candidate to efficiently and rapidly develop innovative therapeutics for treating human diseases.

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Beating Cancer: Understanding the Prevention Guidelines

Should you avoid processed meats like the plague? Should you eat a handful of garlic with every meal? Will taking supplements increase or decrease your risk of cancer? When should you see your physician to discuss possible risk factors?

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WCM Physician Honored for Work Against Elder Abuse and Neglect

Dr. Mark S. Lachs, the co-director of the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, was recently named one of Next Avenue's 2016 Influencers in Aging for his work against elder abuse and neglect.

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CBS Highlights WCM Physician's Breast Cancer Research

CBS News recently highlighted the work of Dr. Linda Vahdat, whose research is focused on treating stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.

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#WeAreWCM: Dr. Leonard Girardi

As a star high school football player, Dr. Leonard Girardi considered a college athletic career. Instead, he chose to practice cardiothoracic surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, where his team in the operating room must be on their game every day to ensure each patient's surgery is a success.

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WCM Experts Featured on 'Breast Cancer: Second Chances & New Advances'

Watch Drs. Linda T. Vahdat and Vivek Mittal appear on WABC-TV's Breast Cancer special to discuss their clinical trial, which found that a copper depletion compound was able to stop the spread of metastatic tumors in high risk breast cancer patients.

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WCM Neurosurgeon Explains Laser Epilepsy Surgery on NY1

People with epilepsy — particularly those whose seizures are not controlled well by medication — have a new, minimally invasive treatment option.

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Buzzfeed Taps WCM Urology Experts to Learn More About Prostate Cancer Screening Tool

Buzzfeed spoke with urologist Dr. Harry Fisch to learn more about PSA tests, which help doctors determine a patient's risk for prostate cancer.

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#WeAreWCM: Dr. Olivier Elemento

Computational biologist Dr. Olivier Elemento harnesses the power of microscopes and computers to spot patterns and trends in cancer that could help doctors treat the disease — and perhaps even find a cure.