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Study Finds Teen Perceptions of Sun Protection and Tanning Shape Skin Cancer Risk Behaviors
A new study from Georgetown Lombardi researchers finds that how high school students perceive the costs of sun protection and the rewards of tanning play a significant role in whether they practice sun-safe behaviors.
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New Study Examines Stigma Toward Women Who Lose Weight Using GLP-1 Medications
In a new study exploring stigma associated with the use of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, women who lost weight using GLP-1 medications were judged more harshly than those who lost weight through diet and exercise, with negative reactions driven largely by beliefs that medication-assisted weight loss is a “shortcut.” The study also found higher levels of stigma when the women in sample scenarios were portrayed as White rather than Black.
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Dual Role of a Protein in Driving Bone Cancer in Children Discovered
Scientists at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered a new dual function for a well-known cancer-related protein called ezrin. This finding could potentially open the door to new treatments for osteosarcoma, the most common bone cancer in children and young adults, as well as other cancers that are ezrin-dependent.
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Louis M. Weiner, MD, to Step Down as Director of Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Following 18 Years of Leadership
After more than 18 years leading Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Louis M. Weiner, MD, has announced his decision to step down later this year.
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Reversing Immune Suppression in Pancreatic Cancer Could Lead to Novel Therapies
Georgetown Lombardi researchers discovered that when pancreatic cancer cells send out tiny particles that are packed with certain microRNA molecules, nearby immune cells called macrophages are reprogrammed to help the tumor grow instead of engaging in their regular role of fighting the tumor. This insight from cell and mouse experiments has helped the scientists outline a potential way to reverse the process and possibly improve outcomes in pancreatic cancer.
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New Understanding of How to Harness the Immune System to Fight Cancer
Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified a new way to reprogram T cells, which are infection and tumor-fighting white blood cells, so that they have a superior memory, thereby making them more effective in killing cancer cells.
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Method Developed to Identify Best Treatment Combinations for Glioblastoma Based on Unique Cellular Targets
Researchers have developed a new computational approach that uncovers possible drugs for specific cellular targets for treating glioblastoma, a lethal brain tumor. This approach enabled them to predict more effective treatment combinations to fight the disease on an individualized basis. This laboratory and computational research effort was led by scientists at Georgetown Lombardi.
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An Overlooked Hormone Eyed as Deadly Driver of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer in Women with Obesity
A new analysis of research into the most common type of breast cancer has zeroed in on an overlooked hormone that may be responsible for the increased risk of breast cancer death in postmenopausal women with obesity. It also raises the possibility that treatment of these aggressive breast cancers could be improved with the addition of weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists.
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Leading Cancer Research Centers Reinforce Importance of Safe and Effective Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination To Prevent Cancer
National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Cancer Centers with leading national organizations and the University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center have released a joint statement reinforcing the importance of safe and effective human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to prevent cancer. Nationally, HPV vaccination coverage has stagnated and falls short of the national goals.
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Clinical Study Deepens Understanding of Mesothelioma and Opens the Door to Potential Treatment Options
People with operable diffuse pleural mesothelioma may benefit from immunotherapy before and after surgery, based on results of a clinical trial exploring the sequence of treatment and the role of surgery for this difficult to treat cancer.
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