All Posts: 50th Anniversary

• BellRinger Bike Ride Announcement Concludes ‘Five Days with Lombardi’

  (October 9, 2020) — As part of the celebration of its 50th anniversary during the week of Oct. 5-9, Georgetown Lombardi rolled out plans to hold the inaugural BellRinger Bike Ride in September 2021.  “BellRinger will be a cycling event that brings together dedicated individuals and teams focused on ending cancer,” said Louis Weiner, MD, […]

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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 […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: 50th Anniversary, community outreach, health disparities, health equity, minority health, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Research

• 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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