All Posts: Lombardi Stories
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Georgetown Lombardi Trainees Grateful to Director for His Commitment to Their Success
Georgetown Lombardi Director Dr. Louis M. Weiner’s commitment to his lab’s trainees represents how the cancer center’s larger mission of preventing, treating and curing cancers for its constituent populations must take place in parallel with training and education.
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Can Green Tea Prevent Liver Cancer?
Georgetown University basic science researcher and oncology professor Fung Lung Chung, PhD, and Associate Professor of Oncology Aiwu Ruth He, MD, PhD, are testing the power of an extract found in green tea to prevent cancer in cirrhotic livers.
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Ruesch Center Offers Summer Interns an In-Depth Look at GI Oncology
The summer internship program at Georgetown’s Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers provides 12 students from schools across the country the opportunity to learn about all aspects of GI oncology.
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Over 200 Strong and $2.5 Million Later, Men’s Event Marks 20 Years Fighting Cancer
This year’s Men’s Event raised more than $200,000 to support research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Center on the most prevalent types of men’s cancers.
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Embracing the ‘Little Things’ at Georgetown Lombardi’s Poetry Café
The fourth annual Poetry Café invited members of the Georgetown Lombardi community to put words to their feelings about working, visiting and being in the hospital.
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A Sabbatical … Just What the Doctor Ordered
Georgetown Lombardi’s John Marshall, MD, has ambitious plans for his upcoming sabbatical.
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Walking Warriors Second Annual Walk Raises More Than 35,000 for Breast Cancer
The Walking Warriors Battling Breast Cancer’s second-annual walk on April 27 raised more than 35,000 for breast cancer research, community service and education programs at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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How a Comprehensive Cancer Center Makes a Difference in Patient Care
Geoff Grubbs realized the benefits of seeking out medical oncologist Bruce Cheson, MD, head of hematology and director of hematology research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, to treat his chronic lymphocytic leukemia when he developed an extremely rare complication from the disease.
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Continence Confidence: Prostatectomy Patients Reporting ‘Startling’ Success After Robotic Retzius-Sparing Surgery
A breakthrough method of prostate surgery known as Retzius-sparing is now eliminating continence issues for many men treated for prostate cancer at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
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Georgetown Lombardi Team Takes on 50-Hour Challenge to Win Hyundai Research Funding — and a Car!
Three staff members from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center will participate in the Hyundai Hands-On Contest at this year’s Washington Auto Show, where they will compete to win a research grant for Georgetown Lombardi and a new car.
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