All Posts: cancer
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Nobel Prize-winning Science is Key to New Treatments for Cancer
The science that earned two researchers the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2018 — the discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation &…
October 1, 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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Georgetown Breast Cancer Advocates Make Their Case in Cancer Research Journal
A group of breast cancer advocates at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center says they’ve created a model for developing productive, successful and sustainable…
August 15, 2018
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NFLPA’s DeMaurice Smith Honored with Georgetown Lombardi Award for Steadfast Support of Cancer Research
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has selected DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, to receive its annual leadership award…
August 13, 2018
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Liver Cancer Deaths Rise, Along with Hope for Better Treatments
Nationwide and locally in D.C., deaths from liver cancer have significantly risen over the past 16 years. Despite this grim news, Aiwu Ruth He, MD, PhD, an associate professor at…
July 27, 2018
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Toretsky Looks to 'Outsmart Cancer Cells' with Help From Hyundai Hope on Wheels Award
Childhood cancer survivors, Georgetown Lombardi oncologists and representatives from Hyundai Motor America all gathered on a sunny day outside of the Medical-Dental Building to…
July 13, 2018
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Georgetown Lombardi Men's Event Boasts Another Year of Success
Over 200 men gathered for the 19th annual Men’s Event, a fundraising dinner to raise awareness and money for research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center on…
June 22, 2018
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For Some Bladder Cancer Patients, Simple Test Could Reduce Overtreatment, Ease High Cost
A team of scientists led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers has published a study validating that a new test could be key to reducing the cost of…
June 21, 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