All Posts: breast cancer
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Tenth Annual Women & Wine Event Marked by Record-Breaking Growth in Community Support
April 24, 2015 —This year marked a tremendous demonstration of community support for the Women & Wine event, which hosted an unprecedented 600 attendees and raised a record high of nearly $400,000. Now in its 10th year, Women & Wine benefits the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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25 Years of Progress—Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research
Since the launch of Georgetown Lombardi’s Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research 25 years ago, the outlook for a person diagnosed with breast cancer is brighter than ever.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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CBCC Celebrates Decade of Service at Gift of Life Breakfast
Nearly 200 community partners and donors gathered for the Capital Breast Care Center’s 7th annual Gift of Life Breakfast, which raises funds to provide free quality breast health care and navigation services to underserved and minority populations from the D.C. metropolitan area.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Georgetown Lombardi Fields Top Fundraising Team at Avon Walk
For Georgetown’s team of 57 walkers, months of training and fundraising culminated at the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, where their efforts distinguished them as the lead fundraising team in the Washington region.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Exercise Protects Against Aggressive Breast Cancer in Black Women
A nearly 20-year observational study involving more than 44,700 black women nationwide found that regular vigorous exercise offers significant protection against development of the most aggressive subtypes of breast cancer.
Category: News Release