All Posts: colon cancer

• Ruesch Center Symposium Focuses on Early-Onset GI Cancer

  With an emphasis on early-onset gastrointestinal cancer, the 14th Annual Ruesch Center Symposium brought together nearly 300 health care providers, researchers, advocates, patients and caregivers November 16-18 to honor those dedicated to curing GI cancers, discuss the experiences of patients and caregivers, and share the latest research in the field.

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, colon cancer, colon cancer in young people, gastrointestinal cancer, Ruesch Center, Ruesch Center Symposium

• Types of Bacteria Vary Widely in Tumors of People with Early vs. Late-Onset Colorectal Cancer

  Researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center studied the microbiome of people with colorectal cancer and found the makeup of the bacteria, fungi and viruses in a person’s tumor varied significantly depending on whether they were diagnosed with early onset disease (age 45 or younger) or late-onset disease (age 65 or older).

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cancer research, colon cancer, colon cancer in young people, gastrointestinal cancer, gut microbiome

• Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation Announces $25 Million Commitment to Five Cancer Centers Across America With Goal of Reducing Disparities in Cancer Care in Underserved Communities

  Commitment Recognized by White House Cancer Moonshot Georgetown University to establish The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, D.C. Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Ralph Lauren Center to build upon 20-year partnership serving Harlem, New York, and surrounding communities Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, to collaborate on the […]

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, cancer moonshot, cancer prevention, cancer research, colon cancer, philanthropy, prostate cancer, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention

• 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 […]

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cancer research, colon cancer, colon cancer in young people, gastrointestinal cancer

• The New Face of Colon Cancer

  While rates of colon cancer are declining overall, more young adults are being diagnosed with the disease – a troubling trend with no easy explanation.

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: colon cancer, colon cancer in young people, gastrointestinal cancer