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How to Cope with a Cancer Diagnosis

When diagnosed with cancer, it’s normal to feel shock, fear, and anxiety.

Genetics and Cancer Risk: Real-World Benefits of Genetic Testing

With genetic testing, you can understand your risk for cancer and take meaningful steps to detect cancer in its earliest stages or prevent it entirely.

Infographic: January Is Cervical Health Awareness Month

Take a few moments to learn about cervical health to prepare for a year of better health awareness.

Infographic: Women’s Health Screenings Checklist

Women have unique health needs at each stage of their lives. With that comes different check-ups and examinations every couple years. Please follow this general guideline of important screenings for women at every age.

Congratulations to Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ’s Exceptional Women in Medicine, Recognized as Among the Best in the Country

Seventy of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ’s women physicians have been recognized as among the country’s top doctors. This new distinction was just rolled out by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a research and information company that publishes the annual guidebooks America’s Top Doctors and Top Doctors: New York Metro Area. The company makes its selections based on peer nominations by 250,000 leading doctors nationwide.

Congratulations to Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ’s Top Black Doctors 2023, Recognized as Among the Best in the Country

For the first time, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.—the research and information company that publishes the annual guidebooks America’s Top Doctors and Top Doctors: New York Metro Area—has recognized the exceptional Black doctors in its network of peer-nominated physicians.

Screening Plus Vaccination: A Winning Combination that Protects Women from Cervical Cancer

The Pap smear, a routine part of a woman’s annual visit to her gynecologist for nearly 100 years, was developed at Cornell University Medical College by Dr. George Papanicolaou in 1928. The test has been used ever since to screen women for precancerous or cancerous changes to the cervix: the lower, narrow end of the uterus.

Congratulations to the Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ Physicians Chosen as the Best in the Country and the New York Metropolitan Area

This year, once again, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ’s physicians are among the best in the country. So say their peers—250,000 leading doctors nationwide—who reported their picks to Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a New York City research and information company that publishes the annual guidebooks America’s Top Doctors and Top Doctors: New York Metro Area.

Cervical Health Awareness Month

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Learn about how regular gynecological visits, screenings and vaccinations prevent cervical cancer.

National Women’s Health Week: Make Regular Screenings Part of Your Preventive Health Strategy at Every Age

Benjamin Franklin once said that an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. The question is: How can we apply the wisdom of one of our greatest founding fathers to a prevention-based approach to women’s health today?

Detect Cancers Early With Regular Screening Tests

Taking charge of your health matters, especially as COVID-19 surges. You can do this with regular cancer screening, which can detect cancers early, when they are most treatable or even curable.

Podcast: Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

On this special episode of Women's Health Wednesday, we're resharing our Cervical Health Awareness episode from January 2021, featuring Evelyn Cantillo, M.D., MPH

Screenings for Preventing Cervical Cancer

When it comes to preventing or treating cervical cancer, regular screening is the best medicine.

Podcast: Importance of Gynecologic Screenings

Evelyn Cantillo, MD, MPH discusses the importance of gynecologic screenings as part of women's health. She highlights the vital information every woman should know so that she can be her own best advocate throughout her health journey.

Improving Knowledge and Colposcopy Follow-Up for Underserved Women

Dr. Eloise Chapman-Davis, a specialist in gynecologic cancers in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ, focuses on bringing advance medical care to underserved women. Read more about her work to develop a web-based intervention to educate and motivate women to continue with follow-up.

How One Doctor Used Precision Medicine to Treat Uterine Cancer

WABC-TV's "Medical Marvels" series recently featured precision medicine, and how one Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ physician used it help his patient beat cancer.

How a Support Network Helped One Patient Beat Ovarian Cancer

After battling ovarian cancer, Domenica Devito has been in remission for several years. She credits the physicians and nurses at Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ for saving her life.

5 Myths About Women’s Cancers, Debunked

Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ's Dr. Melissa Frey corrects several dangerous and widely-held myths about gynecologic cancers, including ovarian and uterine cancers.

Women’s Cancer Expert Answers Pressing Questions About Gynecologic Cancers

Dr. Melissa Frey, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ, outlines what all women should know about ovarian and uterine cancers: the risk factors, signs and symptoms, and preventative screening options for these diseases.