All Posts: Georgetown Lombardi
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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 of…
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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Research To Help Patients Make Informed Decisions About Breast MRI
While many people think that breast cancer screening and mammography are synonymous, Claire Conley, PhD, wants people to know that women who are at higher than average risk for…
June 22, 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 leading…
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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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
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Lombardi Gala Celebrates Hope
Friends and supporters gathered for the 35th annual Lombardi Gala to celebrate life and hope in the face of cancer and rally support for funding cancer research at Georgetown…
May 4, 2023
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Georgetown Announces New Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention To Address Health Disparities in Washington, D.C.
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s newly dedicated Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention brings renewed hope that those who have been historically underserved in the…
April 19, 2023
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Study Finds Relationship Between Discrimination and Frailty in Black Cancer Survivors
Discrimination experienced by Black people can affect their health and increase their frailty, which can be particularly impactful for cancer survivors, according to a new study…
March 20, 2023