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CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: colon cancer

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How diet may impact cancer and possible treatments

2/1/2024

Researchers at the CSHL Cancer Center study the links between disease and nutrition in hopes of uncovering new treatment and prevention strategies. Read the story »

In cancer immunotherapy, more isn’t necessarily better

9/14/2023

CSHL Assistant Professor Peter Westcott may have discovered why immunotherapy often fails in certain colon cancer treatments. Read the story »

The latest weapon against cancer is … a keto diet?

6/12/2023

CSHL researchers find that pairing keto with a prescription steroid may offer a potential treatment for pancreatic and colorectal cancer. Read the story »

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How high-fat diets allow cancer cells to go unnoticed

9/28/2021

Too much fat in diets can weaken the ability of the immune system to recognize and destroy intestinal cancer cells. Read the story »

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Cancer cells pick and choose chromosomes to survive

8/18/2021

Cancer cells get rid of excess genetic baggage and double up on genetic protections to resist anti-tumor therapies. Read the story »

Giving the immune system a double boost against cancer

10/30/2020

Immunotherapy enhances the body’s own defenses to kill cancer. A new regimen may increase the utility of these types of drugs. Read the story »

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New genetic research to understand racial disparity in cancers

9/8/2020

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory will study the genetic contributions of ethnicity to colon, endometrial, and pancreas cancers in African Americans. Read the story »

How a sleeping cancer awakens and metastasizes

9/27/2018

Chronic inflammation can reawaken dormant cancer cells and spur metastasis. It may be preventable Read the story »

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