All Posts: cancer
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Adding Smoking Cessation to Lung Cancer Screening Can Reduce Mortality by 14%
WASHINGTON (March 9, 2020) — Including smoking cessation with existing lung cancer screening efforts would reduce lung cancer mortality by 14 percent and increase life-years gained by 81 percent compared with screening alone, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Michigan and Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. The study is published […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Gut Bacteria May Be One Culprit for Increase of Colorectal Cancer in Younger People
SAN FRANCISCO (January 21, 2020) — A bacteria typically linked to periodontal disease, Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nuc), could play an important role in the rising incidence of colorectal cancer in people under the age of 45. Another type of bacteria, Moraxella osloensis, has been found in colorectal cancer tumors at a nearly four-fold higher rate […]
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New Drug Prevents Liver Damage, Obesity and Glucose Intolerance in Mice on High-Fat Diet
WASHINGTON (January 21, 2020) — Mice given a new drug targeting a key gene involved in lipid and glucose metabolism could tolerate a high-fat diet regimen (composed of 60% fat from lard) without developing significant liver damage, becoming obese, or disrupting their body’s glucose balance. The study by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers appeared […]
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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 […]
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Scientific Presentations at 2019 Ruesch Symposium Inspire
(December 9, 2019) — Some of the brightest minds in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer from around the country gathered for the scientific session of the 10th-annual Ruesch Symposium at the Omnishore Hotel in Washington, DC. With a packed agenda, the daylong event on December 6 brought together clinicians, researchers, patients, caregivers, policymakers and representatives from industry for […]
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Remission of Follicular Lymphoma for Two-Plus Years Indicates Disease-Free Status that Could Be Lifelong
Use of next-generation sequencing provides evidence of no detectable lymphoma in these patients. Media Contact Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu ATLANTA (December 8, 2019) — People with f
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Deeper Look at Tumor’s Genetic Mutations Challenges Current Precision Medicine Approach
WASHINGTON (December 5, 2019) — The number of genetic mutations in cancerous tumors appears to be significantly higher than previously thought, according to a new study using an advanced technology that can detect genetic mutations present only in rare cells within tumors. The finding incorporates a new mathematical approach to calculating total unique mutations in a […]
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Georgetown’s Aykut Üren Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Media Contact Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (December 3, 2019) — The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Georgetown oncology researcher and educator Aykut Üren, MD, to
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