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Cancer researchers have zeroed in on a tightly sequestered group of stem cells within the intestine as suspects in the development of colon cancer but have been unable to explain exactly how genetic mutations within those stem cells can cause tumors of the digestive track.
- March 31, 2020
Michael Cohenuram, MD is one of Smilow Cancer Hospital’s beloved Medical Oncologists. Dr. Mike has been an oncologist for 12 years, ten at Danbury Hospital, where he specialized in breast cancer. He joined the team at Smilow Cancer Hospital two years ago and is working with breast and lung cancer patients at our Trumbull and Fairfield locations.
- March 31, 2020
The #SmilowHearts project is a beautiful and creative way to show love for the Smilow Cancer Hospital community.
- March 31, 2020
Women with a fairly common type of genetic mutation face a greater risk of infertility following chemotherapy for breast cancer, according to a new study from Yale fertility expert and scientist Dr. Kutluk Oktay.
- March 30, 2020
A conversation with Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital scientist Katerina Politi working remotely during COVID-19.
- March 27, 2020
March is national Social Work month and the theme for this year is “Social Workers – Generations Strong”. To highlight the incredible work of our partners, JAF sat down for a conversation with Bonnie Indeck LCSW, Manager of Oncology Social Work at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven in Connecticut.
- March 26, 2020
What are the challenges for Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital scientists working remotely during COVID-19
- March 25, 2020
Studies on dozens of other diseases grind to a halt as fears of health-care shortages and risk of exposure put the brakes on clinical research.
- March 23, 2020
Private health insurers spend more than $2 billion a year to screen women in their 40s for breast cancer, though fewer than half those eligible undergo mammograms, a new study shows.
- March 23, 2020
There are substantial costs associated with breast cancer screenings for U.S. women in their 40s, a new Yale-led study finds, and these costs vary widely by region.
