All Posts: aging and cancer risk

• Renowned Georgetown Cancer and Aging Researcher Receives Top Honor in Her Field

  (March 28, 2021) — When Jeanne Mandelblatt, MD, PhD, MPH, reflects on the arc of her research career, she sees no single standout moment that cemented her path. Instead, the revered member of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and professor of oncology and medicine at Georgetown attributes her distinguished career to a continuum of work […]

  Category: Special Stories Tags: aging and cancer risk, breast cancer, cancer, faculty honors

• Lombardi Researcher Receives $6.4 Million Grant to Study Cancer and Aging

  August 20, 2015 — While cancer disproportionately affects older individuals, there is relatively little research funding devoted to exploring the relationship between cancer and aging. With the support of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Georgetown Lombardi scientist Jeanne Mandelblatt, MD, MPH, will spend seven years investigating this underdeveloped field. As the recipient of a NCI […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: aging and cancer risk, cancer, cancer research