All Posts: Lombardi Stories
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Liver Cancer Deaths Rise, Along with Hope for Better Treatments
Nationwide and locally in D.C., deaths from liver cancer have significantly risen over the past 16 years. Despite this grim news, Aiwu Ruth He, MD, PhD, an associate professor at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, sees hope for meaningful progress in liver cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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Toretsky Looks to ‘Outsmart Cancer Cells’ with Help From Hyundai Hope on Wheels Award
Childhood cancer survivors, Georgetown Lombardi oncologists and representatives from Hyundai Motor America all gathered on a sunny day outside of the Medical-Dental Building to celebrate Jeffrey Toretsky, MD, as the recipient of the 00,000 Hyundai Hope On Wheels award.
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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.
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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.
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Exciting Research Finding Ushers in New Era in Breast Cancer Treatment
Definitive results from a large international breast cancer study that included Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center show that a genetic test can help determine the course of a woman’s treatment and will ultimately spare many women with the most common subtype of breast cancer from receiving chemotherapy.
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Inspiration and Celebration at the 13th-Annual Women & Wine
The 13th-annual Women & Wine event, which took place on April 18, raised over 30,000 for the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Research in a Minute: Giuseppe Giaccone, MD, PhD
As associate director of clinical research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and professor of medical oncology and pharmacology at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Giuseppe Giaccone, MD, PhD, leads a team of researchers in studying thymic carcinoma, also known as cancer of the thymus.
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Frederick National Laboratory and Georgetown Launch Research and Education Collaboration
A new collaboration between Georgetown University and the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research in Frederick, Maryland, aims to expand both institutions’ research and training missions in the biomedical sciences.
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Sharing Innovation and Motivation at the Ruesch Center Symposium
Nearly 300 medical professionals, patients, caregivers and advocates attended the 8th Annual Ruesch Center Symposium on December 1, listening to lectures on topics including precision medicine, immunotherapy, proton therapy and molecular imaging.
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Addressing an ‘Aching Need to do Something’ About Pancreatic Cancer
Jeanne Ruesch received the Margaret L. Hodges Leadership Award at the 31st annual Lombardi Gala on November 18 for her advocacy on behalf of research into pancreatic cancer and other cancers of the GI tract.
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