All Posts: breast cancer

• Biology Behind New Drug Used to Treat Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Uncovered

  How TTP488 (azeliragon), an experimental drug, impairs aggressive, triple-negative breast cancer from metastasizing has been uncovered at the cellular level, according to researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, cancer, cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, research

• Research To Help Patients Make Informed Decisions About Breast MRI

  While many people think that breast cancer screening and mammography are synonymous, Claire Conley, PhD, wants people to know that women who are at higher than average risk for breast cancer may also receive a breast MRI.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer screening, Georgetown Lombardi, MRI, research

• Women with Elevated Breast Cancer Risk Could See Mortality Benefit from Estrogen-Blocking Drugs

  While it has long been recognized that drugs that block the cancer-promoting activity of estrogen reduce the risk of developing new breast cancers, a new computer modeling study led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues showed that these treatments could also reduce the risk of dying from the disease in women who are at high risk.

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, cancer research, estrogen blockers, Georgetown Lombardi, research

• Study in Mice Suggests that Expression of Estrogen-Related Gene Can Impact Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk and Prevention Strategies

  In a study using a first-of-its-kind mouse model of aging that mimics breast cancer development in estrogen receptor-positive postmenopausal women, investigators at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues have determined that over-expression, or switching on, of the Esr1 gene could lead to elevated risk of developing estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in older women.

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, research

• ‘Lombardi Women’ Event Brings Together Local Businesswomen to Support Breast Cancer Research

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: breast cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, Lombardi Women, philanthropy

• 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

• Technique Developed in Mice Could Aid Detection of Cancer in Dense Breasts

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer screening, Georgetown Lombardi

• Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation Announces $25 Million Commitment to Five Cancer Centers Across America With Goal of Reducing Disparities in Cancer Care in Underserved Communities

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer screening, Georgetown Lombardi, philanthropy, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention

• 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

• New Factors That Can Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence Defined

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, cancer, cancer research, conditional cell reprogramming, Georgetown Lombardi