All Posts: breast cancer

• Glynda’s Story: A Chance to Advance Treatment for Aggressive Cancer

  (January 11, 2021) — Inspired by the kindness, proficiency and dedication of her health care team at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Glynda Brown, a 52-year-old Maryland resident, felt determined to “pay it forward” and make a positive difference for future patients by participating in a clinical trial after she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: breast cancer, cancer, cancer research, clinical trials, minority health, triple-negative breast cancer

• Georgetown Lombardi Oncologists Encourage Patients to Keep Up with Cancer Screenings

  (November 20, 2020) — If you’re due for a routine cancer screening test, you should contact your doctor to find out if it can be safely deferred until the risk of COVID-19 goes down. In contrast, if you have symptoms that could be a sign of cancer, don’t delay and don’t let the pandemic discourage […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: breast cancer, cancer, cancer screening, gastrointestinal cancer, lung cancer, telemedicine

• First-of-Its-Kind Clinical Trial at Georgetown Puts Mammography Technologies Under the Spotlight

  (July 31, 2020) — In the field of breast screening, 3D imaging, or tomosynthesis mammography, has become the go-to screening modality over conventional digital mammography in recent years. But does 3D screening actually improve detection of — and survival from — life-threatening breast cancers, or does conventional mammography perform just as well at a lower […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: 3D mammography, breast cancer, cancer, cancer research, mammography

• Georgetown Breast Cancer Researcher Inducted as AAAS Fellow

  (February 15, 2020) — For a career aimed at decoding the biggest challenge in treating the most common cancer in women, the Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) inducted Georgetown’s Robert Clarke, PhD, DSc, as an AAAS Fellow. The Council elects Fellows annually to honor scientists whose “efforts on behalf […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: breast cancer, cancer, cancer research, faculty honors

• Cancer Organization Recommends Genetic Testing for Jewish People of Ashkenazi Descent

  (January 28, 2020) — New guidelines from a leading cancer organization have broadened criteria for hereditary cancer genetic testing. The change means more people who could be at increased risk of developing cancer should consider being tested. The guidelines, released in December 2019 by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, now indicate that all adult Ashkenazi […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: breast cancer, cancer, genetic counseling, genetic testing, prostate cancer

• Neurologic Drug Combined with Blood Pressure Medicine Reduces Breast Tumor Development in Mice

  WASHINGTON (December 30, 2019) — Adding a medication used to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder and migraines to a blood pressure medicine reversed some aspects of breast cancer in the offspring of mice at high risk of the disease because of the high-fat diet fed to their mothers during pregnancy. Conversely, this treatment combination increased breast […]

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, cancer, cancer research

• Palbociclib is Safe for Women with Advanced Breast Cancer Who Have Unique Gene Alteration

  WASHINGTON (December 11, 2019) — Women who receive palbociclib (Ibrance®) to treat their advanced breast cancer and have a gene alteration that can lead to a condition known as benign ethnic neutropenia (BEN) can safely receive the drug without major concerns of developing infections associated with neutropenia, or low white blood cell counts, say Georgetown Lombardi […]

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, cancer research, clinical trials, health disparities, minority health

• 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

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: breast cancer, cancer, Gift of Life Breakfast, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention

• Tipo Agressivo de Câncer de Mama é Influenciado pela Ação Conjunta de Genes e RNA

  Mulheres Latinas são frequentemente diagnosticadas em estágios avançados de câncer de mama do tipo triplo-negativo e podem se beneficiar de tratamentos que tem como alvo a biologia de seus tumores. WASHINGTON (22 de outubro de 2019) — Mulheres diagnosticadas com um tipo menos comum e agressivo de câncer de mama, conhecido como triplo-negativo, podem ser diferenciadas […]

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, cancer, health disparities

• 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

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, cancer, health disparities