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Reimagining cancer research with art

Nature Reviews Cancer volume 22, pages 191–192 (2022)Cite this article

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With increasing appreciation for the interdisciplinarity needed for the success of cancer research, we asked — how can a seemingly disconnected discipline like art support researchers? Here, we explore ‘cancer art’ projects that enable new conversations for a broader audience, advocate for policy and disparity issues, and lead to creative innovations for research.

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Fig. 1: Colonies, cancer cell photolithography, Vik Muniz & Tal Danino (2016).

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Dhruba Deb, Stefani Shoreibah & Tal Danino

  2. Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Tal Danino

  3. Data Science Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Tal Danino

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Deb, D., Shoreibah, S. & Danino, T. Reimagining cancer research with art. Nat Rev Cancer 22, 191–192 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41568-022-00452-7

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