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Georgetown Gynecologist Says Expectations of Organ Prolapse Surgery Should be Tempered
Mixed results of a new study examining long-term outcomes following pelvic organ prolapse surgery should prompt doctors and patients to temper their expectations of the, …
December 12, 2013
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Preclinical Tests Shows Agent Stops “Slippery” Proteins from Binding, Causing Ewing Sarcoma
Continuous infusion of a novel agent not only halted the progression of Ewing sarcoma in rats, while some tumors also regressed to the point that cancer cells could not be…
December 12, 2013
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Cancer Drug Prevents Build-up of Toxic Brain Protein
WASHINGTON (May 10, 2013) — Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have used tiny doses of a leukemia drug to halt accumulation of toxic proteins linked to…
December 12, 2013
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Brain Anatomy of Dyslexia Is Not the Same in Men and Women, Boys and Girls
Using MRI, neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center found significant differences in brain anatomy when comparing men and women with dyslexia to their non-dyslexic…
December 12, 2013
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Initiation of Breast Cancer Treatment Varies By Race; Patient-Doctor Communication Is Key
Black women with breast cancer were found to be three times more likely than their white counterparts to delay treatment for more than 90 days — a time delay associated…
December 12, 2013
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Georgetown Lombardi Team Raises $145,000 for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
A team of volunteers and patients representing Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center laced up again this year for the two-day, 39.3-mile Avon Walk for Breast Cancer,…
December 12, 2013
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GUMC Launches Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) today announces the launch of the Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education ).…
December 12, 2013
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Excess Estrogen in Pregnancy Can Silence BRCA1 in Daughters, Increasing Breast Cancer Risk
Excess estrogen levels during pregnancy can disable, in their daughters, a powerful breast cancer tumor suppressor gene, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive…
December 12, 2013
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Exposure to Space Radiation Reduces Ability of Intestinal Cells to Destroy Oncoprotein
Two studies funded by NASA and presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 help explain why space radiation may increase the risk of colorectal cancer in.…
December 12, 2013
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Georgetown Univ. and Hackensack Univ. Medical Center Form Cancer Center Affiliation
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and John Theurer Cancer Center, part of Hackensack University…
December 12, 2013