All Posts: Lombardi Stories
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The New Face of Colon Cancer
While rates of colon cancer are declining overall, more young adults are being diagnosed with the disease – a troubling trend with no easy explanation.
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Precision Medicine and Immunotherapy: Tomorrow's Cancer Treatments Today at Georgetown Lombardi
Diane Lucey’s unusual cancer stumped her doctors. But after ordering a profile of her tumor, medical oncologist Louis Weiner knew exactly how to proceed.
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Identifying the Unmet Needs of Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients
More than 400 health professionals, patients and advocates attended the Seventh Annual Ruesch Center Symposium, titled “Fighting a Smarter War Against Cancer,” in person at the Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center or via a live webcast, on December 3.
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Yellow Blanket Campaign Brings Warmth and Comfort to Lombardi Patients
Lauren, 11, and Claire, 9, lost their mom, Laura Scott to cancer on March 3, 2015. To honor Laura, her daughters delivered the blankets to patients at the infusion center, where she was treated.
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Team Led by Award-Winning Researcher Finds Pro-Cancer Protein Can Also Be Protective
Inflammation can be both friend and foe when it comes to a certain kind of cancer, according to a team led by an award-winning researcher at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Their findings indicate that over-the-counter antioxidants should be used with a great deal of caution.
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30th Anniversary Lombardi Gala Raises Record-Breaking Funds for Cancer Research
More than 900 attendees raised more than $2.3 million for Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at the 30th Anniversary Lombardi Gala – the most raised at the event to date.
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Taking Aim at Breast Cancer in Underserved Communities
Undergraduate Cristeen Anyanwu (C’18) uses the Scott MacPherson Stapleton Award to make an impact on the health of underserved communities in the Washington, D.C. area through her work at the Capital Breast Care Center housed in Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Wellstein Recognized for Outstanding Research and Excellence in Teaching
Friends, families and colleagues gathered for Georgetown University’s Fall Faculty Convocation in majestic Healy Hall on October 20 to celebrate the promotion of Georgetown professors.
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CBCC Supporters Celebrate the Gift of Life at Annual Breakfast Benefit
About 180 people, including breast cancer survivors and their loved ones, attended the 9th Annual Gift of Life Breakfast Benefit on October 14 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC.
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Clinical Trial Underway to Test Innovative Cancer Treatment Based on Georgetown Discoveries
This August, the first patient in a multi-center clinical trial being conducted by Oncternal Therapeutics began receiving an innovative new investigational cancer therapy based on discoveries made by Toretsky, professor and leader of the molecular oncology program at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, and his colleagues.
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