All Posts: survivorship

• Psychosocial Oncology Program Promotes Cura Personalis in Cancer Care

  As director of the psychosocial oncology program at Georgetown Lombardi, Kimberly M. Davis, PhD, supports the psychological needs of cancer patients, while also training future independent clinical researchers in the field.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, psychosocial oncology, survivorship

• 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 by researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and others.

  Category: News Release Tags: aging, biomedical research, cancer, cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, health disparities, racial disparities, research, survivorship

• Long-term Study Supports Link Between Inflammation and Cognitive Problems in Older Breast Cancer Survivors

  Category: News Release Tags: aging, breast cancer, cancer, research, survivorship

• Survivorship Research Initiative’s New Director Hopes to Smooth a Rough Road

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, survivorship, Survivorship Research Initiative

• Defining Financial Toxicity in the Context of Health Care

  Reginald Tucker-Seeley, ScD, of the University of Southern California’s Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, shared insights about his research on the conceptual and operational challenges of talking about financial toxicity and health care at a recent meeting of the Georgetown Lombardi Survivorship Research Initiative.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, survivorship