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Current Research Highlights

Impact of Social Drivers of Health on Delayed Time to Breast Cancer Surgery

April 1, 2026

In the US, breast cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death among women. Though overall cancer mortality rates have improved, there are substantial disparities across racial and ethnic groups, with Black women hav...

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Photos of a doctor and patient, a breast cancer ribbon, Dr. Shadi Azam, and Dr. Rulla Tamimi

Prostate Cancer Foundation Awards Grants to Weill Cornell Medicine Investigators

March 27, 2026

Six researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have received Young Investigator Awards from the Prostate Cancer Foundation. These three-year grants award $225,000 to postdoctoral fellows and early-career faculty, helping to energize the field with fresh ideas. The Weill Cornell investigators are part of thirty-one researchers overall who were selected for the PCF’s...

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Second Primary Cancers in Stomach Cancer Survivors in the US and South Korea

March 20, 2026

Stomach cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death and a global health burden. It ranks as the fifth most common malignancy worldwide. Early endoscopic detection and advances in treatment have improved survival rates...

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Photos of Dr. Eunji Choi, a diagram of the gastric system, and a map

New Faculty Q&A with Dr. Oana Zeleznik

March 17, 2026

Dr. Oana Zeleznik is an associate professor of population health sciences in the Division of Epidemiology. She joins Weill Cornell Medicine from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School...

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Second Primary Cancer in Breast Cancer Survivors by Race and Ethnicity

February 4, 2026

In the US, the five-year survival rate for breast cancer has reached 91 percent. However, many breast cancer survivors face an increased risk of developing a new cancer—known as a second primary cancer (SPC)—...

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Photos of Dr. Choi and a group of women talking

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