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Comprehensive Research

Georgetown Lombardi, Washington's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, works with other institutions - MedStar Health and the John Theurer Cancer Center - to broaden its research capacity.

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Cancer doesn’t take a summer vacation

Your support of the Summer Fund Drive for Life will help bring holistic health care to patients and keep cancer research going strong in the months ahead.

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Research

We are developing and testing the cancer treatments of tomorrow - targeted therapies that will improve both survival and quality of life.

About Our Research

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Patient Care

Award-winning physicians, state-of-the-art facilities, and a high commitment to excellence—qualities that make Lombardi stand out above the rest!

About Patient Care

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Education

Educating and training tomorrow's leaders in cancer treatment and research is our mission.

About Education

President DeGoia speaking of the importance of Geogetown Lombardi's NCI designationWhat makes Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center different from other cancer centers? Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia shares his thoughts on the important work at Washington’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is an internationally recognized academic medical center with a three-part mission of research, teaching and patient care (through MedStar Health).

School of Medicine School of Nursing and Health Studies Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Biomedical Graduate Research Organization MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Capital Breast Care Center (CBCC) Fisher Center for Hereditary Cancer and Clinical Genomics Research Innovation Center for Biomedical Informatics Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers

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Lombardi News Stories

  • A microscopic image of cells from a tumor with uniform STAG2 expression
    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.

  • Dr. Weiner speaks at a glass podium in front of a display of sports memorabilia and a window
    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.

  • Marc E. Lippman in a portrait shot in which he wears a white lab coat and tie
    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.

  • Carren Oler reciting her poem, Cancer’s Unwelcome Return and the Four Angels, and showcasing an illustration of the angels
    From Chapel to Coffeehouse

    The third annual Poetry Cafe, hosted by the Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program and Mission & Pastoral Care on June 7 in the chapel at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, provided the hospital community with the opportunity to collectively share their thoughts and experiences through poetry and more.