All Posts: colorectal cancer

• 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 and viruses in a person’s tumor varied significantly depending on whether they were diagnosed with early onset disease (age 45 or younger) or late-onset disease (age 65 or older). These results may help answer the riddle of why more young people are developing colorectal cancer, particularly those who have no known identifiable risk factors for the disease.

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cancer research, colon cancer in young people, colorectal cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, gut health, gut microbiome, research

• Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation Makes Gift to Address Disparities in Cancer Care

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer screening, cancer, cancer prevention, cancer research, colorectal cancer, philanthropy, prostate cancer, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention

• Georgetown Lombardi Oncologists Encourage Patients to Keep Up with Cancer Screenings

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: breast cancer, cancer, colorectal cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, lung cancer screening, mammography

• Going with Your Gut: Exploring the Microbiota’s Role in Colorectal Cancer Among the Young

  (March 26, 2019) — When figures released by the American Cancer Society in 2017 showed a rise in colorectal cancer cases and deaths among young people, Benjamin Weinberg, MD, was alarmed, but not surprised. The young medical oncologist at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is accustomed to treating men and women in their 60s and […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, colorectal cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, Georgetown Lombardi