All Posts: Lombardi Stories
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Months After Chemotherapy, MD/PhD Student Bikes 50 Miles for Cancer Research
A year and a half into medical school at Georgetown, Bryan Weselman was diagnosed with cancer. Now, he’s researching cancer to improve treatment for other patients.
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Lombardi Women Celebrate Breast Cancer Patients and Researchers
From its humble beginnings 18 years ago with a group of women at the Palm restaurant in Tysons Corner, Lombardi Women: Connecting for a Cure has grown into a fundraising powerhouse, netting more than $5 million in donations for breast cancer research at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. This year’s event was held September 26.
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Celebrating ‘Thrivership’
Survivors of melanoma and kidney cancer gathered to celebrate “thrivership” during a luncheon that might not have been possible as recently as 10 years ago as people with these types of cancer are living longer and experiencing cures.
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Georgetown Lombardi’s Jeffrey Toretsky, MD, Honored with Hyundai Hope on Wheels Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology
Hyundai Hope On Wheels, one of the largest nonprofit funders of pediatric cancer research in the country, has awarded its first Hyundai Hope on Wheels Endowed Chair for Pediatric Oncology to Jeffrey Toretsky, MD, at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Competitive Cancer Research Internship Program Offers Rewarding Experiences for Undergraduates
This year, 10 rising sophomores, juniors and seniors from colleges and universities across the country participated in the 10-week full-time Diversity in Cancer Research Undergraduate Internship Program, which affords students from populations underrepresented in science the opportunity to get a broad view of what cancer research is.
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For This Medical Student, Her Cancer Research Is for Her Little Sister
Ritu Amarnani (M’27), a second-year medical student, spent this summer researching cancer care at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. She turned her career focus toward medicine after her younger sister’s cancer diagnosis and death.
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Identifying ‘Stealth’ Sources of Saturated Fat, Added Sugar in the Diet
A newly compiled list of foods and drinks commonly consumed in the United States hints at why many adults unknowingly overdo it on saturated fat and added sugar in their daily diet, a new study suggests.
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ISPY2: A Unique, Flexible Breast Cancer Trial for Modern Times
The ISPY2 breast cancer clinical trial is a unique phase 2 study that offers a broad range of treatment options for patients with locally advanced breast cancer.
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The 24th Annual Lombardi Men’s Event
Attendees at this year’s Men’s Event convened at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, for this annual fundraiser supporting research into the most prevalent types of cancers found in men.
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Surgeon and Basic Scientists Partner to Develop New Way to Suss Out Early Problems in Liver Transplantation
A unique collaboration between basic scientists at Georgetown Lombardi and a transplant surgeon at MedStar Health could change how and when problems are identified with liver transplants, leading to expedited treatment and significantly reducing the need for additional testing.
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