All Posts: cancer screening

• With a New ‘Map’ of Cells, Georgetown Cancer Researchers Chart a Course to More Effective Treatment

  Faculty and students from Biomedical Graduate Education programs, the School of Medicine and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center are developing a new technique that could revolutionize the way cancers are tracked and treated. Instead of invasive surgical biopsies or time-consuming scans, clinicians could use simple blood tests to determine where the cancer is and whether it is responding to treatment.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Biomedical Graduate Education, cancer, cancer research, cancer screening, Georgetown Lombardi, liquid biopsy, MD/PhD Program, research

• Georgetown Global Health and Cancer Researchers Tackle Public Health Challenge in Eswatini

  A collaboration between researchers at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and a Georgetown global health team in Eswatini aims to address a significant public health challenge: preventing cervical cancer.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, cancer screening, cervical cancer, Eswatini, Georgetown Lombardi, global health, global oncology, HIV, HPV, research

• Addressing Cancer Screening Behaviors in the Muslim Community in Washington

  An important study has revealed crucial insights into the cancer screening behaviors of Muslims in the Washington, D.C., area, highlighting the influence of cultural and religious beliefs on health practices.

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cancer screening, community engagement, cultural sensitivity, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention