All Posts: breast cancer

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Gift of Life Breakfast Empowers CBCC Supporters to Improve Health Equity

(November 2, 2018) — One after another, speakers at the 11th annual Gift of Life Breakfast echoed a similar theme, encouraging attendees to take responsibility for their health…

November 2, 2018

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More Clues Revealed in Link Between Normal Breast Changes and Invasive Breast Cancer

A research team led by investigators from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has published the results of a mouse study that shows how changes in mammary glands to…

October 12, 2018

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Mouse Study Mirrors Human Findings That Link Chemotherapy and APOE4 to Cognitive Issues

New research by Georgetown University Medical Center investigators indicates that a chemotherapy drug commonly used to treat breast cancer alters brain structure and function in…

September 27, 2018

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First Large Study Details Cognitive Outcomes Among Older Breast Cancer Patients

The first large U.S. study of cognition in older breast cancer patients, led by researchers from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, indicates that within the first…

September 27, 2018

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Acclaimed Breast Oncologist/Researcher Returns to Georgetown’s Cancer Center

Physician-scientist Marc E. Lippman, MD, MACP, FRCP, rejoins Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center as a member of the breast cancer program and will also be a professor…

June 18, 2018

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Inspiration and Celebration at the 13th Annual Women & Wine

The 13th-annual Women & Wine event, which took place on April 18, raised over $630,000 for the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi…

April 26, 2018

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Advancing Plastic Surgery Practice and Research

For David Habin Song, MD, MBA, academic chair of the department of plastic surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine and MedStar Health physician executive director for…

April 10, 2018

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Family History Increases Breast Cancer Risk Even in Older Women: Weighing Screening Options

Family history of breast cancer continues to significantly increase chances of developing invasive breast tumors in women ages 65 and older, according to research published by a…

February 7, 2018

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Gene Test to Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence Less Cost Effective in Real World Practice

A team of researchers led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has published a study that indicates that the most commonly used gene expression profile test used to…

January 4, 2018

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Soy, Cruciferous Vegetables Associated with Fewer Common Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment

Consuming soy foods and cruciferous vegetables may be associated with a reduction in common side effects of breast cancer treatment in breast cancer survivors, according to a…

December 10, 2017