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If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer while pregnant, we can help
Approximately one in 1,000 women in the U.S. will receive a devastating cancer diagnosis while pregnant this year. The Center for Cancer, Pregnancy, and Reproduction is solely dedicated to the treatment of women with cancer during pregnancy.
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Gamma Knife Icon for better precision
Gamma Knife radiosurgery delivers high doses of radiation without damaging healthy tissue. We now offer Gamma Knife Icon—the most precise radiosurgery treatment today. It means more accuracy, comfort, and the ability to target more types of tumors.
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Learn your risk of breast cancer
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. We can help you better understand your chances of developing breast cancer.
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New advancements in cancer care
Precision medicine, organoids and CAR T-cell therapy may not be everyday terms to you, but they sure are to our Physician-in-Chief and Director of Cancer, Richard Barakat, MD. See what he has to say about these promising new cancer therapies.
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ensuring you get the cancer care you need

With one of the largest cancer programs in the New York metropolitan area, you benefit from access to state-of-the-art technologies, highly specialized diagnostic and surgical techniques, and the most promising treatments. Our multidisciplinary teams design individualized treatment plans that address your physical and emotional needs. And as the most important member of the team, you receive unsurpassed personal attention and compassion.

At Northwell Health Cancer Institute, we are also focused on the future of cancer care. By partnering with leaders in cancer research, such as Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, we are accelerating advancements of new discoveries for cancer care, helping us bring world-class treatments directly to your community sooner.

And through our residency and fellowship programs, we're actively involved in educating the next generation of oncologists to provide superior clinical care and develop new therapy and treatment advances. 

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Clinical trials

Pioneering cancer care

We continuously seek newer, better and more effective ways to treat cancer through our robust clinical trials.

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Richard Lazzaro, MD, explains why screening and progressive surgical procedures have improved the outlook for lung cancer patients, who are now living longer and healthier.
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Growing worrisome as each mass was removed from her breast, Liliana Uruburo found comprehensive care from Lenox Hill's new BRCA Center to put her mind at ease.
Detecting colorectal cancer
With colorectal cancer is the third most-diagnosed type of cancer, Barbara Keber discusses the importance of getting screened.

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