All Posts: Georgetown Lombardi
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Ruesch Center and OncLive Recognize Former VP Biden at the Luminary Awards
(December 9, 2018) — Former Vice President Joe Biden was among those who were recognized for improving the lives of patients with gastrointestinal cancer at the Second Annual Luminary Awards, hosted by the Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and OncLive. “Each of these recipients have made transformative […]
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Lynce Receives Potter Award for Early Career Research
(November 21, 2018) — In the ten years since coming to the U.S. from Portugal to complete her medical training, Filipa Lynce, MD, has conducted clinical trials to establish safe and effective cancer treatments for minority patients, including African Americans and Latinas, and studied the genetic differences in cancers among patients of different ethnicities. Now a medical […]
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Lombardi Gala Celebrates Its Founder’s Legacy
(November 20, 2018) — Each year, when the Margaret Hodges Leadership Award is bestowed on an individual who has demonstrated exceptional dedication to Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, recipients have expressed their admiration of Margaret Hodges, who helped found the Lombardi Gala. At this year’s 32nd Annual Lombardi Gala, those words of admiration carried an even […]
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NFLPA’s DeMaurice Smith Honored with Georgetown Lombardi Award for Steadfast Support of Cancer Research
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has selected DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, to receive its annual leadership award recognizing his unwavering support of the Washington, D.C., cancer center.
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Toretsky Looks to 'Outsmart Cancer Cells' with Help From Hyundai Hope on Wheels Award
Childhood cancer survivors, Georgetown Lombardi oncologists and representatives from Hyundai Motor America all gathered on a sunny day outside of the Medical-Dental Building to celebrate Jeffrey Toretsky, MD, as the recipient of the $100,000 Hyundai Hope On Wheels award.
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Georgetown Lombardi Men's Event Boasts Another Year of Success
Over 200 men gathered for the 19th annual Men’s Event, a fundraising dinner to raise awareness and money for research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center on cancers that affect men.
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For Some Bladder Cancer Patients, Simple Test Could Reduce Overtreatment, Ease High Cost
A team of scientists led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers has published a study validating that a new test could be key to reducing the cost of caring for patients with bladder cancer while simultaneously relieving some patients of unnecessary treatment.
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Acclaimed Breast Oncologist/Researcher Returns to Georgetown’s Cancer Center
Physician-scientist Marc E. Lippman, MD, MACP, FRCP, rejoins Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center as a member of the breast cancer program and will also be a professor in the departments of oncology and medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center.
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31st Annual Lombardi Gala Raises $1.4 Million
Close to 700 Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center supporters turned out for the 31st annual Lombardi Gala in Washington on November 18 as the cancer center honored a philanthropist, a researcher and a broadcast journalist.
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Precision Medicine Pioneer Pursues New Cancer Treatments
Giuseppe Giaccone, MD, PhD, recognizes the promise of precision medicine, but he feels it is important to understand its limitations as well as celebrating its future benefits.
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