All Posts: cancer
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- News Release
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
- GUMC Stories
Sharing Innovation and Motivation at the Ruesch Center Symposium
Nearly 300 medical professionals, patients, caregivers and advocates attended the 8th Annual Ruesch Center Symposium on December 1, listening to lectures on topics including…
December 10, 2017
- News Release
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
- News Release
New Test Provides Accurate Measure of DNA Damage from Chemical Compounds
A new biomarker test developed by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and their colleagues can help predict, with up to 90 percent certainty, which…
December 4, 2017
- GUMC Stories
31st Annual Lombardi Gala Raises $1.4 Million
Close to 700 Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center supporters turned out for the 31st annual Lombardi Gala in Washington on November 18 as the cancer center honored a…
November 21, 2017
- News Release
MedStar Health Taps Louis M. Weiner, MD, to Lead MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Health has named Louis M. Weiner, MD, as director of its MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute. Weiner will serve in this capacity while also remaining director of…
November 20, 2017
- News Release
Bryant Gumbel Named 2017 NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award Recipient
Emmy Award-winning television journalist and sportscaster Bryant Gumbel has been named this year’s recipient of the NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi.…
November 2, 2017
- GUMC Stories
CBCC Honors Patient Navigation Pioneer at Gift of Life Breakfast
(October 17, 2017) — At the 10th Annual Gift of Life breakfast, more than 200 supporters of the Capital Breast Care Center gathered at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown…
October 18, 2017
- GUMC Stories
CBCC Patient Navigators Help Women Overcome Obstacles to Health Care Access
A recent change to the way patients are served at the Capital Breast Care Center (CBCC) has staff members hopeful that they will now be able to reach more women than ever.…
October 13, 2017
- GUMC Stories
Al-Refaie Leads Multidisciplinary Research Team
To answer the research questions that Waddah Al-Refaie, MD, FACS, was interested in asking, he required a team of researchers knowledgeable in biostatistics, health finance and…
October 5, 2017