All Posts: Lombardi Stories
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DC Community Out in Strength to Support Capital Breast Care Center
(October 25, 2019) — More than 100 local community advocates and patients gathered October 25 for the 12th Annual Gift of Life Breakfast benefiting Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s C
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An Unstoppable Duo with a Vision for Cancer Care at Georgetown Lombardi
To recognize breast cancer awareness month this October, Clifford and Patricia Chieffo hosted a panel discussion and announced plans to support patient services at Georgetown Lombardi.
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Telenovela Empowers At-Risk Latina Women to Seek Genetic Counseling Services
A multidisciplinary team co-led by Georgetown Lombardi Assistant Professor Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza, PhD, has created an informational telenovela to help make genetic counseling more accessible to at-risk Latina women.
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Friends of Lombardi Drive Successful Fundraiser
This year’s Lombardi Live: Concert to End Cancer, organized by the Friends of Lombardi, raised $43,000 to support Georgetown Lombardi’s cancer research program.
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When Enough is Enough! Smoking Cessation at Georgetown Lombardi
Two programs offered through Georgetown Lombardi and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital offer options to help smokers understand their risk for lung cancer and quit smoking, both before and after they’ve received a cancer diagnosis.
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Riegel Named Leader of Biomedical Graduate Education
Research oncologist Anna Tate Riegel, PhD, has been named senior associate dean of the university’s Biomedical Graduate Education program, home to a robust variety of PhD, master’s and certificate programs.
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Friends of Lombardi Engaging Next Generation Leaders in Fight Against Cancer
For more than two decades, Friends of Lombardi, a group for young professionals, has worked to raise money and awareness for research at Georgetown Lombardi.
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The Arts Through the Lens of Health Care at Georgetown Lombardi
For three decades, the Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program has been helping patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital navigate the difficulties of their illnesses by embracing the arts.
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Katie Couric is the Inaugural Speaker at Georgetown's Edward M. Kovach Cura Personalis Endowed Lecture
On Aug. 7, Georgetown Lombardi welcomed Katie Couric, an award-winning journalist and the co-founder of cancer advocacy nonprofit Stand Up To Cancer, for the inaugural Edward M. Kovach Cura Personalis Endowed Lecture.
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The Right Place, the Right Time, the Right People, Thanks to Cancer Center Collaboration
A clinical trial offered jointly at Georgetown Lombardi and John Theurer Cancer Center demonstrates the many benefits of collaboration, including an opportunity for patient Salih Williams to participate.
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