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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

News Release

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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Schlegel Shares Updates on Preventing and Treating Cervical Cancer

Richard Schlegel, MD, PhD, professor and chair of the department of pathology and director of the Center for Cell Reprogramming at Georgetown University Medical Center, talked…

May 11, 2018

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Little Minnow Provides Big Insights into Human Health

A 10-minute documentary featuring Georgetown and other leading researchers describes how the silver-and-black-striped zebrafish provides a biomedical research model that is…

May 7, 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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Supporting St. Baldrick’s with Superheroes, Sumo Wrestling and More

With live music, a silent auction, pie- and donut-eating contests, sumo wrestling, superheroes, speeches, head shaving and more, the 2018 St. Baldrick’s fundraiser,…

April 16, 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