All Posts: lung cancer screening

• Georgetown Lombardi Faculty Members Aim To Improve Lung Cancer Screening and Smoking Cessation Rates by Focusing on Equity in Care

  Kathryn Taylor, PhD, professor of oncology, believes she can have no greater impact on reducing the burden of cancer than by focusing on the harms of tobacco use. The work she co-leads with Randi Williams, PhD, assistant professor of oncology, as part of the Lung Screening, Tobacco, and Health (LSTH) research lab at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is especially impactful on underserved communities, who are often the target of tobacco product marketing.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: health disparities, health equity, lung cancer screening, population health, research, smoking cessation, tobacco control

• 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 routine screenings and a strong relationship between patients and their primary care physicians.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, lung cancer, lung cancer screening, patient care

• 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

• Adding Smoking Cessation to Lung Cancer Screening Can Reduce Mortality by 14%

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, lung cancer, lung cancer screening, smoking, smoking cessation