All Posts: Lombardi Stories
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Going with Your Gut: Exploring the Microbiota’s Role in Colorectal Cancer Among the Young
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Benjamin Weinberg, MD, is exploring the role of microbiota in colorectal cancer to find out why there has been an uptick in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer in people in their 20s and 30s.
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Georgetown-Led Study Leads to First FDA-Approved Drug in Decades to Improve Survival in Small Cell Lung Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a drug used in combination with chemotherapy for the initial treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer marks the end of numerous failed attempts to improve survival for those with the deadly disease.
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Facing a Difficult Diagnosis, Why One Patient Chooses to Confront Cancer at Georgetown Lombardi
When Adam Skipper was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he decided to pursue treatment at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center rather than a hospital closer to his home.
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Carnegie Renews Classification of Georgetown as ‘Very High Research University’
Georgetown has once again been classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an institution with “very high research activity.”
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Genetic Testing of Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Could Be 'Impactful'
Claudine Isaacs, MD, a Georgetown Lombardi medical oncologist, weighs in on new guidelines issued by the American Society of Breast Surgeons.
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Jill Biden Joins Washington Area Anchorwomen to Raise Funds for Georgetown’s Capital Breast Care Center
Former second lady of the United States Jill Biden joined supporters, survivors, politicos and friends for the annual NewsBash event, which helps raise awareness for breast cancer and this year raised funds for Georgetown’s Capital Breast Care Center.
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Walking Warriors Host Grand Start Party, Launching 2019 Fundraising Efforts
To launch the start of training season for their Second Annual Walk, the Walking Warriors Battling Breast Cancer held a grand start party attended by dozens of breast cancer survivors and their friends and family.
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First Patient in a Clinical Trial Using Her Own Blood to Personalize Treatment for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Experiencing Remission
The first cancer patient to be treated as part of the CAR-T cell clinical trial at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital through Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a mother of two and grandmother of four, is now in “complete remission” after a lengthy battle with stage-three non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Giving Patients a Voice in Breast Cancer Research
The members of Georgetown Breast Cancer Advocates are all volunteers and breast cancer survivors who are committed to supporting and promoting breast cancer research.
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Movement for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Program
The Movement for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Program, first piloted by Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in November 2017, offers an innovative music and movement based course for patients with multiple sclerosis.
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