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A Single Gene Separates Aggressive and Non-aggressive Lymphatic System Cancer
WASHINGTON — For a rare form of cancer called thymoma, researchers have discovered a single gene defining the difference between a fast-growing tumor requiring aggressive…
June 27, 2014
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Georgetown Huntington Disease Center Studies New Drug to Control Unwanted Movements
WASHINGTON – The Huntington Disease Care, Education and Research Center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, in collaboration with Georgetown University Medical…
June 17, 2014
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Majority of Older Breast Cancer Patients Use Hormone Treatment
WASHINGTON — One of the most comprehensive looks at the use of hormone therapy in women over 65 with non-metastatic breast cancer found some welcome news. Except for frail…
June 17, 2014
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Tamoxifen Resistant Breast Cancer Reversed When Drug Paired with Anti-malaria Agent
WASHINGTON — The inexpensive anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) reverses resistance to tamoxifen, a widely used breast cancer drug, in.…
June 13, 2014
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Media Advisory: The Men’s Event Benefitting Prostate Cancer Research
Last year, nearly 239,000 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer, and according to the American Cancer Society, about 30,000 men died from the disease. On Monday, June 23, for…
June 10, 2014
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Georgetown Starts Study to Halt Alzheimer’s Disease in Those at High-Risk
WASHINGTON--Georgetown University Medical Center researchers have launched a clinical study aimed at preventing or delaying Alzheimer’s disease in people who don’t…
June 9, 2014
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Resistance to Lung Cancer Targeted Therapy Can be Reversed, Study Suggests
WASHINGTON — Up to 40 percent of lung cancer patients do not respond to a targeted therapy designed to block tumor growth — a puzzling clinical setback that…
June 9, 2014
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Cancer Centers Combine Expertise to Optimize Advanced Immunotherapy Strategies
WASHINGTON — Physician researchers from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, in Washington, D.C., and John Theurer Cancer Center (JTCC) in Hackensack, New…
June 3, 2014
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Georgetown Offers First U.S. Program for Young People Impacted by Huntington Disease
WASHINGTON (May 20, 2014) -- Young people from Baltimore to Richmond impacted by Huntington Disease -- a hereditary, progressively degenerative brain disorder that leads to death…
May 20, 2014
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Children of Nicotine-Addicted Parents More Likely to Become Heavy Smokers
WASHINGTON – The more time a child is exposed to a parent addicted to smoking, the more likely the youth will not only take up cigarettes but also become a heavy.…
May 8, 2014