All Posts: breast cancer
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First Large Study Details Cognitive Outcomes Among Older Breast Cancer Patients
The first large U.S. study of cognition in older breast cancer patients, led by researchers from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, indicates that within the first two years after diagnosis and treatment, most women do not experience cancer-related cognitive problems.
Category: News Release
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Georgetown Breast Cancer Advocates Make Their Case in Cancer Research Journal
A group of breast cancer advocates at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center says they’ve created a model for developing productive, successful and sustainable collaborations between advocates and scientists in cancer research.
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Acclaimed Breast Oncologist/Researcher Returns to Georgetown’s Cancer Center
Physician-scientist Marc E. Lippman, MD, MACP, FRCP, rejoins Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center as a member of the breast cancer program and will also be a professor in the departments of oncology and medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center.
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Exciting Research Finding Ushers in New Era in Breast Cancer Treatment
Definitive results from a large international breast cancer study that included Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center show that a genetic test can help determine the course of a woman’s treatment and will ultimately spare many women with the most common subtype of breast cancer from receiving chemotherapy.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Family History Increases Breast Cancer Risk Even in Older Women: Weighing Screening Options
Family history of breast cancer continues to significantly increase chances of developing invasive breast tumors in women ages 65 and older, according to research published by a team led by Dejana Braithwaite, PhD, associate professor of oncology at Georgetown University School of Medicine and a member of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Research in a Minute: Ayesha Shajahan-Haq
As an assistant professor focused on breast cancer research, Ayesha Shajahan-Haq, PhD, is working to develop drugs that will help breast cancer survivors stay healthy.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Georgetown Lombardi Leads The Way at AVON 39 Breast Cancer Walk
About 100 members of the Georgetown Lombardi/Capital Breast Care Center team walked 39.3 miles through Washington, DC May 6-7 in AVON 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer, raising more than $260,000 for local, regional and national breast cancer organizations.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Taking Aim at Breast Cancer in Underserved Communities
Undergraduate Cristeen Anyanwu (C’18) uses the Scott MacPherson Stapleton Award to make an impact on the health of underserved communities in the Washington, D.C. area through her work at the Capital Breast Care Center housed in Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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CBCC Supporters Celebrate the Gift of Life at Annual Breakfast Benefit
About 180 people, including breast cancer survivors and their loved ones, attended the 9th Annual Gift of Life Breakfast Benefit on October 14 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Inhibiting Production of One Protein Restores Treatment Benefit in Resistant Breast Cancer
A team of investigators led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has found, in animal models of human breast cancer, that inhibiting a single protein restores sensitivity to tamoxifen, a commonly used drug for treatment of some breast cancers.
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