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2023 Men’s Event Returns in Support of Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi

More than 150 men gathered for the 23rd Annual Men’s Event to help raise money and awareness for cancer research in support of Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive…

November 21, 2023

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Computer Models Fill Critical Knowledge Gaps To Help Reduce Cancer Disparities

Reducing health disparities in incidence and mortality for major types of cancers can be aided by sophisticated computer modeling efforts, according to new, wide-ranging…

November 8, 2023

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Raskin Discusses Cancer Diagnosis and Cura Personalis at Annual Kovach Lecture

On September 26, U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin came to Georgetown to discuss his cancer experiences and thank his treating physician, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital hematologist…

September 29, 2023

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Routine Lung Screening Spots Aggressive Cancer Early, Allows Successful Treatment

The detection of an aggressive form of lung cancer in a patient treated by experts at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrates the importance…

August 24, 2023

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Biology Behind New Drug Used to Treat Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Uncovered

How TTP488 (azeliragon), an experimental drug, impairs aggressive, triple-negative breast cancer from metastasizing has been uncovered at the cellular level, according to…

July 17, 2023

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Researchers Develop Method to Monitor Cancer Radiotherapy Effects at the Cellular Level

Using complex molecular tools, Georgetown Lombardi researchers have determined how to measure, in real time, the effect that radiation treatment for cancer can have at the…

June 20, 2023

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Novel Research Shows Older Breast Cancer Survivors Experience Accelerated Aging, Worse Functional Outcomes

In a new multicenter study, researchers from Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), UCLA and several other…

June 15, 2023

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Determining How a Sugar Molecule Can Affect Cancer Cell Response to Chemoradiotherapy

Researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues who have been exploring the complexities of biochemical pathways involved in cancer…

June 12, 2023

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Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange May Be at Increased Risk of Developing Progressive Blood Cancers

Research conducted at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Washington DC VA Medical Center on a database of veterans exposed to Agent Orange…

June 2, 2023

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Types of Bacteria Vary Widely in Tumors of People with Early vs. Late-Onset Colorectal Cancer

Researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center studied the microbiome of people with colorectal cancer and found the makeup of the bacteria, fungi…

May 25, 2023