All Posts: cancer

• Nearly One-Quarter of Completed Lung Cancer Clinical Trial Results Are Not Published

  WASHINGTON (November 6, 2019) — Despite the lengthy time and money commitments that are required to conduct clinical trials, a new analysis has found that up to one-fourth of completed lung cancer clinical trial results are not published, thereby depriving patients, the research community and the public of a complete picture of the current state of […]

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cancer research, clinical trials, lung cancer

• 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

• An Unstoppable Duo with a Vision for Cancer Care at Georgetown Lombardi

  To recognize breast cancer awareness month this October, Clifford and Patricia Chieffo hosted a panel discussion and announced plans to support patient services at Georgetown Lombardi.

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: cancer, patient navigation

• Virtual Review of Cancer Clinical Trial Treatment Options Quicker Than Conventional Methods

  Using virtual, cloud-based, interconnected computing techniques, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center and colleagues dramatically reduced the time needed to assess a cancer patient’s tumor profile and suitability for clinical trials.

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, medical informatics

• Telenovela Empowers At-Risk Latina Women to Seek Genetic Counseling Services

  A multidisciplinary team co-led by Georgetown Lombardi Assistant Professor Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza, PhD, has created an informational telenovela to help make genetic counseling more accessible to at-risk Latina women.

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: cancer, genetic counseling

• Mammography Unlikely to Benefit Older Women with Chronic Illnesses

  A new study by a group of researchers including Dejana Braithwaite, PhD, from Georgetown Lombardi indicates that regular screening mammograms are unlikely to benefit women 75 and older who have chronic illnesses.

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, cancer, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention

• Georgetown Tobacco Control Expert Outlines Motivations of Altria-Juul Deal and Its Public Health Impact

  In a new journal article, David Levy, PhD, professor of oncology at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, and colleagues explore the motivations of both parties in Altria’s purchase of Juul Labs

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, vaping

• Revealing the Molecular Engine That Drives Pancreatic Cancer Provides Ways to Turn It Off

  Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi have decoded a chain of molecules that are critical for the growth and survival of the most common and most lethal form of pancreatic cancer.

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, pancreatic cancer