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Rate of Rare Liver Cancer High Among Russian Nuclear Workers, Particularly Women, Study Finds
A new study of Russian nuclear workers, one of only a few to examine liver cancer in people exposed to radiation in a chronic, low-dose occupational setting, finds higher rates of bile duct cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma among the workers, as well as unusually high rates in women of angiosarcoma of the liver, a form of cancer that is extremely rare.
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Georgetown Study Highlights Opportunities for Liver Cancer Interventions in Thailand
Safer pesticide practices, clean drinking water, and effective community health programs could help reduce liver and bile duct cancer risk in Thailand, according to a new study by researchers at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Does Your Brain Respond to What You Are Doing or How You Do It?
New research from Georgetown University provides insight into how the brain is organized around function versus body part, which has important implications for rehabilitation and a person’s return to function following a brain injury.
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NIH-Funded Study Leads to New Understanding of How Stroke Impacts Reading
A key discovery about the impact of stroke on a person’s ability to read reveals why a deficit occurs — a finding that presents a possible opportunity for new therapeutic strategies to help people recover one of the most important life skills.
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New Blood Test Holds Potential to Reduce Liver Transplant Failures
A new study by scientists from Georgetown University and MedStar Health describes how a single blood sample can be used to catch problems with liver transplants at the earliest stages, allowing tailored treatment to prevent the organ’s failure.
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Rise in Claim Denial Rates for Cancer-Related Advanced Genetic Testing
A newly published analysis by Georgetown Lombardi member So-Yeon Kang, PhD, MBA, and colleagues has found that both the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing for cancer and the rate of claim denials for such testing increased between 2016 and 2021, despite implementation of a recent Medicare national coverage determination that established coverage standards for NGS testing. Read more about this research.
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More People Now Die at Home After Stroke Than in Medical Facilities
A new analysis finds a significant uptick in the number of people dying at home due to ischemic stroke compared to inpatient medical facilities, and when not at home, individuals in rural communities and Black Americans were more likely to die in less-specialized care environments.
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Research Supports Move Toward Better Tailoring Stroke Rehabilitation
A new Georgetown University Medical Center study in collaboration with MedStar Health and the National Institutes of Health exploring a new brain imaging technique is bringing stroke experts a step closer to better tailoring rehabilitation.
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Georgetown Lombardi Announces 2025 Gala Co-Chairs
Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center today announced that philanthropist and business executive Sherrie Beckstead and Emmy award-winning sportscaster and community advocate Wes Hall will serve as the 37th annual Lombardi Gala co-chairs.
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Investigational Drug Shows Promise in a Clinical Trial for Lung Cancers With ALK Mutations
Early signals from phase 1 of the ALKOVE-1 clinical trial suggest potential benefit from the use of an investigational drug called NVL-655 in people whose non-small cell lung cancer has alterations in a gene called ALK.
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