All Posts: cancer

• Study Finds Relationship Between Discrimination and Frailty in Black Cancer Survivors

  Discrimination experienced by Black people can affect their health and increase their frailty, which can be particularly impactful for cancer survivors, according to a new study by researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and others.

  Category: News Release Tags: aging, biomedical research, cancer, cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, health disparities, racial disparities, research, survivorship

• Key Studies Conducted at Georgetown Lombardi Lead to Better Treatment for People With Melanoma

  Results from a pair of clinical trials published in recent months have changed the treatment landscape for people with advanced melanoma, offering a clearer path for improved survival.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, immunotherapy, research

• The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Publishes a Checklist to Maximize the Benefit to Patients for Clinical Trials in Immuno-oncology

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, clinical trials, immunotherapy, research

• Long-term Study Supports Link Between Inflammation and Cognitive Problems in Older Breast Cancer Survivors

  Category: News Release Tags: aging, breast cancer, cancer, research, survivorship

• Advanced Melanoma Survival Improves Significantly When Immunotherapy is Given Before Targeted Therapy

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, clinical trials, Georgetown Lombardi, immunotherapy, melanoma, research

• Survivorship Research Initiative’s New Director Hopes to Smooth a Rough Road

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, survivorship, Survivorship Research Initiative

• Biomarkers Found That Could Be Drug Targets Against a Deadly Form of Brain Cancer

  Category: News Release Tags: brain, brain tumor, cancer, cancer research

• Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Online Classes Build Communities Across the Globe

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Arts & Humanities Program, cancer, Georgetown Lombardi

• Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation Makes Gift to Address Disparities in Cancer Care

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer screening, cancer, cancer prevention, cancer research, colorectal cancer, philanthropy, prostate cancer, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention

• Biological Pathways Found That Drive Genomic Changes and Bone Metastasis in Ewing Sarcoma, a Rare Childhood Cancer

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cancer research, Ewing sarcoma, Georgetown Lombardi