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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
- GUMC Stories
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
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Georgetown Professor: FDA Deeming Rule has “Good and Bad Aspects”
WASHINGTON — In a historic development to the long-awaited “deeming rule,” the FDA today has finalized its authority to regulate all tobacco products,…
May 6, 2016
- GUMC Stories
Top Cancer Leaders, Including Atkins, Brief Congress
April 25, 2016 -- Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Michael Atkins, MD, translated his vast knowledge of cancer immunology into a classroom-style lecture…
April 26, 2016
- GUMC Stories
Forget Fukushima: Chernobyl still holds record as worst nuclear accident for public health
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. Georgetown University radiation expert and author Timothy Jorgensen, PhD, MPH, takes a look back at the…
April 25, 2016