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Novel Research Shows Older Breast Cancer Survivors Experience Accelerated Aging, Worse Functional Outcomes
In a new multicenter study, researchers from Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), UCLA and several other leading cancer centers from across the nation examined whether cancer and its treatments accelerate aging.
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Determining How a Sugar Molecule Can Affect Cancer Cell Response to Chemoradiotherapy
Researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues who have been exploring the complexities of biochemical pathways involved in cancer development have found that a form of glucose, a type of sugar, is intricately linked to a pathway used to build DNA molecules. When this pathway is overactive, it can lead to cancer and resistance to chemoradiotherapy.
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Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange May Be at Increased Risk of Developing Progressive Blood Cancers
Research conducted at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Washington DC VA Medical Center on a database of veterans exposed to Agent Orange found an association for an increased risk of developing myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), which are acquired stem cell disorders that can lead to overproduction of mature blood cells complicated by an increased risk of blood clots in arteries and veins. When MPNs progress, they can become deadly leukemias.
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Interprofessional Learning Experience Inspires Students to Practice Coordinated Care
Recognizing the importance of coordinated patient care among nurses, doctors and others, students from the School of Medicine and School of Nursing partnered for an interprofessional field trip to focus on caring for the aging.
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Types of Bacteria Vary Widely in Tumors of People with Early vs. Late-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center studied the microbiome of people with colorectal cancer and found the makeup of the bacteria, fungi and viruses in a person’s tumor varied significantly depending on whether they were diagnosed with early onset disease (age 45 or younger) or late-onset disease (age 65 or older). These results may help answer the riddle of why more young people are developing colorectal cancer, particularly those who have no known identifiable risk factors for the disease.
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How Two Doctors Are Using Research To Push the Field of Medicine
Ever since their own families grappled with their own health crises, Dr. Ralf Martz Sulague (G’23) and Dr. Allison Fitzgerald (M’23, G’23) wanted to pursue careers taking care of patients’ health. But they both knew they wanted to make an impact outside of the doctor’s office and came to Georgetown to expand the reach of their MD degrees.
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Graduating Students Receive Pins and Become Hoya Nurses
Graduates of the Bachelor of Nursing and Clinical Nurse Leader programs gathered on May 18 in Lohrfink Auditorium to receive their Georgetown University nursing pins, a tradition for nurses entering the field.
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School of Nursing Tropaia Ceremony Honors Extraordinary Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Faculty of the School of Nursing celebrated the extraordinary accomplishments of their undergraduate and graduate students at the School of Nursing Tropaia ceremony May 19 in Lohrfink Auditorium.
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School of Nursing Celebrates Its First Class of Graduates
Surrounded by hundreds of their friends and family members, the first 341 graduates of the newly formed School of Nursing gathered on Healy Lawn to celebrate commencement for the Class of 2023.
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School of Nursing Graduate Will Practice Cura Personalis as a Newly Commissioned Naval Officer
Sarah Bryant (N’23) knew at a young age that she wanted to be both a nurse and naval officer. Georgetown gave her the opportunity to pursue both passions while putting into practice the Jesuit value of cura personalis, care of the whole person. Bryant was commissioned May 22 as an ensign in the United States Navy during a ceremony at the Jefferson Memorial.
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