All Posts: cancer research
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Lucile Adams-Campbell Honored for Life’s Work in Health Disparities
April 19, 2015 — The world’s oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), awarded Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, PhD, associate director of minority health and disparities research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, with its 10th annual Minorities in Cancer Research (MICR) Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship. […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Georgetown Medical Students Get Buzzed for Childhood Cancer Research
April 19, 2015 — After classes and before the weekend got underway in earnest, many at Georgetown were already buzzed. Women and men with electric razors and scissors were busy working on the Georgetown University Medical Center faculty, staff and School of Medicine students who volunteered for Georgetown’s 6th Annual St. Baldrick’s Day festivities on […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Ruesch Symposium Explores Immunotherapy and Personalized Medicine
This year’s Ruesch Symposium brought together various stakeholders in cancer medicine, including medical providers, community leaders, caregivers, and patients, to discuss the treatment landscape for patients with GI cancers.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Georgetown Lombardi Director Attends Special Briefing on Capitol Hill
On December 10, Dr. Weiner delivered remarks about the progress being made in cancer research in support of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) proposed “bypass” budget for fiscal year 2016.
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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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