All Posts: Georgetown Lombardi
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Study Finds Teen Perceptions of Sun Protection and Tanning Shape Skin Cancer Risk Behaviors
A new study from Georgetown Lombardi researchers finds that how high school students perceive the costs of sun protection and the rewards of tanning play a significant role in…
April 21, 2026
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New Study Examines Stigma Toward Women Who Lose Weight Using GLP-1 Medications
In a new study exploring stigma associated with the use of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, women who lost weight using GLP-1 medications were judged more harshly than those who lost…
April 10, 2026
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Louis M. Weiner, MD, to Step Down as Director of Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Following 18 Years of Leadership
After more than 18 years leading Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Louis M. Weiner, MD, has announced his decision to step down later this.…
February 25, 2026
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Reversing Immune Suppression in Pancreatic Cancer Could Lead to Novel Therapies
Georgetown Lombardi researchers discovered that when pancreatic cancer cells send out tiny particles that are packed with certain microRNA molecules, nearby immune cells called…
January 20, 2026
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New Understanding of How to Harness the Immune System to Fight Cancer
Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi have identified a new way to reprogram T cells so that they have a superior memory, thereby making them more effective in killing cancer cells.…
January 14, 2026
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Method Developed to Identify Best Treatment Combinations for Glioblastoma Based on Unique Cellular Targets
Researchers have developed a new computational approach that uncovers possible drugs for specific cellular targets for treating glioblastoma, a lethal brain tumor. This approach…
January 7, 2026
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Professor Makes Strides in Pancreatic Cancer Detection and Treatment
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December 19, 2025
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An Overlooked Hormone Eyed as Deadly Driver of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer in Women with Obesity
A new analysis of research into the most common type of breast cancer has zeroed in on an overlooked hormone that may be responsible for the increased risk of breast cancer death…
December 2, 2025
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School of Health Student Presents Foundational Cancer Research at International Conference
School of Health student Keerthana Ramanathan (H’26) presented her team's foundational cancer research at the 37th International Papillomavirus Conference (IPVS) in Bangkok,…
November 21, 2025
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Fauci Reflects on Cura Personalis in Patient Care and Public Service at Kovach Lecture
This year's Edward M. Kovach Cura Personalis Endowed Lecture featured Anthony Fauci, MD (HON’90) in conversation with CBS News senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell (C’95,…
November 12, 2025