colon cancer Archives | ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ /tag/colon-cancer/ Founded in 1890, ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ (CSHL) is a preeminent international research institution, achieving breakthroughs in molecular biology and genetics and enhancing scientific knowledge worldwide. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:35:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Cancer: A disease of genes and … garbage? /videos/cancer-a-disease-of-genes-and-garbage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cancer-a-disease-of-genes-and-garbage Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:30:19 +0000 /?post_type=videos&p=76465 Peter Westcott smiles at a microphone during a Cocktails & Chromosomes science event at CSHL.Peter Westcott begins the latest installment in our Cocktails & Chromosomes series with an inspirational quote from Oscar the Grouch.

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]]> In cancer immunotherapy, more isn’t necessarily better /in-cancer-immunotherapy-more-isnt-necessarily-better/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-cancer-immunotherapy-more-isnt-necessarily-better Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:00:50 +0000 /?p=65393 MMRd lung cancer mouseDNA mismatch repair deficiency (MMRd) is a genetic condition often associated with colon cancer. It can happen in otherwise normal cells before cancer forms or after a tumor has already formed. The condition makes it hard for cells to correct mistakes that occur in DNA copying. This can lead to many mutations within tumors, or...

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]]> The latest weapon against cancer is … a keto diet? /the-latest-weapon-against-cancer-is-a-keto-diet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-latest-weapon-against-cancer-is-a-keto-diet Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:00:29 +0000 /?p=65027 image of mouse cancer cellsDietitians say a keto diet could help you lose up to 10% of your body weight. These high-fat, low-carb meal plans trick the body into burning its own fat. They could also help fight a variety of cancers by starving tumors of the glucose they need to grow. On the surface, this seems ideal. But...

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]]> How high-fat diets allow cancer cells to go unnoticed /how-high-fat-diets-allow-cancer-cells-to-go-unnoticed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-high-fat-diets-allow-cancer-cells-to-go-unnoticed Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:00:48 +0000 /?p=56096 microscopic image of a normal mouse small intestineA high-fat diet increases the incidence of colorectal cancer. ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ Fellow Semir Beyaz and collaborators from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered that in mice, fat disrupts the relationship between intestinal cells and the immune cells that patrol them looking for emerging tumors. Reconfiguring the gut microbiome may...

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]]> Cancer cells pick and choose chromosomes to survive /cancer-cells-pick-and-choose-chromosomes-to-survive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cancer-cells-pick-and-choose-chromosomes-to-survive Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:00:50 +0000 /?p=55170 image of cancer cells with extra chromosomesChromosomes, the genetic material of our cells, are normally copied and distributed equally between two dividing cells. The cell division process is carefully regulated; losing a chromosome can be fatal or crippling for a cell. But ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ (CSHL) Fellow Jason Sheltzer and his team discovered that cancer cells shed or double chromosomes...

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]]> ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ the immune system a double boost against cancer /giving-the-immune-system-a-double-boost-against-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=giving-the-immune-system-a-double-boost-against-cancer Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:34:18 +0000 /?p=49202 image of a fibroblastic reticular cellCancer immunotherapies, which empower patients’ immune systems to eliminate tumors, are revolutionizing cancer treatment. Many patients respond well to these treatments, sometimes experiencing long-lasting remissions. But some cancers remain difficult to treat with immunotherapy, and expanding the impact of the approach is a high priority. In the October 30 issue of the Proceedings of the...

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]]> New genetic research to understand racial disparity in cancers /new-genetic-research-to-understand-racial-disparity-in-cancers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-genetic-research-to-understand-racial-disparity-in-cancers Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:00:34 +0000 /?p=48703 photo of a medical consult with a cancer patientClinicians and scientists at ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ (CSHL) will lead three new projects championed by the New York Genome Center (NYGC) to investigate the genetic contributions of ethnicity to the increased incidence of colon, endometrial, and pancreas cancers in African Americans. CSHL’s Cancer Center investigators will collaborate with Northwell Health Cancer Institute (Northwell) and...

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]]> How a sleeping cancer awakens and metastasizes /how-a-sleeping-cancer-awakens-and-metastasizes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-a-sleeping-cancer-awakens-and-metastasizes /how-a-sleeping-cancer-awakens-and-metastasizes/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2018 18:00:29 +0000 /?p=20411 lung tissueCold Spring Harbor, NY — Scientists at ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ (CSHL) have determined one of the ways in which cancers in remission can spring back into action. This knowledge has inspired a new treatment idea designed to prevent cancer recurrence and metastasis. Even after successful cancer treatment, dormant, non-dividing cancer cells that previously detached...

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