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Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer Influenced by Dual Action of Genes and RNA
Latina women are typically diagnosed with aggressive triple-negative breast cancer at late stages and could benefit from treatments targeted to the biology of their disease. Media Contact: Kar
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Virtual Review of Cancer Clinical Trial Treatment Options Quicker Than Conventional Methods
Using virtual, cloud-based, interconnected computing techniques, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center and colleagues dramatically reduced the time needed to assess a cancer patient’s tumor profile and suitability for clinical trials.
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Mammography Unlikely to Benefit Older Women with Chronic Illnesses
A new study by a group of researchers including Dejana Braithwaite, PhD, from Georgetown Lombardi indicates that regular screening mammograms are unlikely to benefit women 75 and older who have chronic illnesses.
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Georgetown Tobacco Control Expert Outlines Motivations of Altria-Juul Deal and Its Public Health Impact
In a new journal article, David Levy, PhD, professor of oncology at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, and colleagues explore the motivations of both parties in Altria’s purchase of Juul Labs
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Revealing the Molecular Engine That Drives Pancreatic Cancer Provides Ways to Turn It Off
Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi have decoded a chain of molecules that are critical for the growth and survival of the most common and most lethal form of pancreatic cancer.
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Recognizing the Toll of Oral Damage From Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Stem Cell Transplant
A new state-of-the-science paper by a team of investigators including researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center concludes that too little has been done to understand and effectively treat chronic chronic graft-versus-host disease.
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Georgetown Lombardi Receives Transformational NCI Grant to Support Community Outreach and Research
Georgetown Lombardi has been selected as a member of the National Cancer Institute’s Community Oncology Research Program, a nationwide network that aims to bring cancer clinical trials and cancer care delivery studies to people living in underserved areas.
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Study Shows Why a Common Form of Immunotherapy Fails, and Suggests Solution
New research from a team led by Georgetown Lombardi’s Samir N. Khleif, MD, has uncovered a mechanism thought to explain why some cancers don’t respond to a widely used form of immunotherapy.
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Georgetown Technique Using Urine Suggests Individualized Bladder Cancer Treatment Possible
A research team, led by investigators from Georgetown University Medical Center and Fudan University in China, has devised a promising non-invasive and individualized technique for detecting and treating bladder cancer.
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Indoor Tanning May Be an Addiction Abetted by Both Genetic and Psychiatric Factors
A new study reported by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi sheds light on factors that may influence an addiction to indoor tanning in a subset of women.
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