All Posts: cancer
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Scientists Describe Lab Technique With Potential To Change Medicine and Research
Researchers who developed and tested a revolutionary laboratory technique that allows for the endless growth of normal and diseased cells in a laboratory are publicly sharing how…
January 20, 2017
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Inhibiting Production of One Protein Restores Treatment Benefit in Resistant Breast Cancer
A team of investigators led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has found, in animal models of human breast cancer, that inhibiting a single protein…
October 3, 2016
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Tamoxifen Resistance Linked to High Estrogen Levels in Utero
WASHINGTON — An animal study suggests that resistance to tamoxifen therapy in some estrogen receptor positive breast cancers may originate from in utero exposure to…
September 8, 2016
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 2016 Ruesch Center Policy Briefing: Fighting a Smarter War on Cancer
WASHINGTON – The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center hosts its 2016 Cancer Policy Briefing,, …
September 5, 2016
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Switch from Observation Only to Active Treatment by Patients with Prostate Cancer Varies by Race and Ethnicity
NEW YORK, NY -- Assessment of clinical and nonclinical factors indicates that black men on active surveillance are more likely to pursue active treatment, according to a new…
July 29, 2016
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Study Tests New Breast Cancer Drug in African American Women
WASHINGTON — The first clinical trial to test a newly approved breast cancer drug specifically in African American patients is now enrolling patients at six…
July 6, 2016
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In Mice, Daughters of Overweight Dads Have Altered Breast Tissue, Higher Cancer Risk
WASHINGTON -- Obese male mice and normal weight female mice produce female pups that are overweight at birth through childhood, and have delayed development of their breast…
June 24, 2016
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Gostin Appointed to National Cancer Advisory Board
President Obama has tapped Lawrence O. Gostin, Georgetown University Professor and faculty director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at…
June 17, 2016
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Georgetown Data Scientist Comments on Biden's Announcement on Open Genomics Database
CHICAGO -- Vice President Joe Biden will reportedly announce the launch of a cancer database with genomic data and other patient information called “Genomic Data Commons&…
June 10, 2016
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GI Cancers Alliance Launches to Elevate Patients’ Voices Against Gastrointestinal Cancers
CHICAGO — Twenty cancer advocacy groups from around the United States announce the formation of the GI Cancers Alliance, committed to the fight against gastrointestinal…
June 10, 2016