All Posts: Lombardi Stories
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Lombardi at 50: Community Outreach to Reduce Health Disparities
(March 5, 2020) — When Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Research was created in 2008, its associate director, Lucile Adams-Campbell, PhD — the nation’s first black female epidemiologist — had a clear vision of need about the work ahead within the community. “Georgetown can come to everyone but […]
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Georgetown Breast Cancer Researcher Inducted as AAAS Fellow
(February 15, 2020) — For a career aimed at decoding the biggest challenge in treating the most common cancer in women, the Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) inducted Georgetown’s Robert Clarke, PhD, DSc, as an AAAS Fellow. The Council elects Fellows annually to honor scientists whose “efforts on behalf […]
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Team Georgetown Lombardi Wins Hands on Hope Competition
(February 2, 2020) — A pediatric nurse, research assistant and research administrator — members of Team Georgetown Lombardi — won the 2020 Hyundai Hands on Hope contest at the Washington Auto Show. Their success secured a $60,000 pediatric cancer research grant for Georgetown Lombardi. For 50 straight hours beginning January 30, the trio, Olivia Rebro, […]
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Cancer Organization Recommends Genetic Testing for Jewish People of Ashkenazi Descent
(January 28, 2020) — New guidelines from a leading cancer organization have broadened criteria for hereditary cancer genetic testing. The change means more people who could be at increased risk of developing cancer should consider being tested. The guidelines, released in December 2019 by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, now indicate that all adult Ashkenazi […]
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Hyundai Hands on Hope Contest Again to Raise Money for Pediatric Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi
(January 24, 2020) — Georgetown Lombardi has teamed up once again with the Washington Area Hyundai Dealers at the Washington Auto Show to help raise money for pediatric cancer research through the Hyundai Hands On Hope Contest. The contest requires participants to remain in constant contact with a Hyundai vehicle over two days (with a […]
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Looking Back: Milestones of Lombardi’s First 50 Years
(January 17, 2020) — Nearly 50 years ago, a seed was unknowingly planted at Georgetown when iconic NFL coach Vince Lombardi arrived for an urgent diagnosis and treatment for an aggressive form of colorectal cancer. Though his life was cut short only months after his diagnosis, Lombardi’s legacy and the contributions of his team of […]
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Georgetown Lombardi Clinical Trial Helps Advance Use of Immunotherapy in Liver Cancer
(January 4, 2020) — In August of 2016, Dan Hilton arrived at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital to be evaluated for a liver transplant. He had been diagnosed with cirrhosis, the result of a hepatitis C infection contracted many years earlier. After multiple tests, he received unexpected news; the doctors found tumors on his liver. They […]
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Scientific Presentations at 2019 Ruesch Symposium Inspire
(December 9, 2019) — Some of the brightest minds in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer from around the country gathered for the scientific session of the 10th-annual Ruesch Symposium at the Omnishore Hotel in Washington, DC. With a packed agenda, the daylong event on December 6 brought together clinicians, researchers, patients, caregivers, policymakers and representatives from industry for […]
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‘The Power of This Place is Its People’
(November 27, 2019) — Nearly 600 supporters, community partners and volunteers showed up in force to celebrate the extraordinary team of individuals who work tirelessly searching for new and better cancer treatments and therapies at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. This year’s annual Lombardi Gala took place at Washington’s Ritz-Carlton and spotlighted some of the very […]
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Schlegel Honored at GUMC Convocation with Lifetime Contribution Award
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