All Posts: gastrointestinal cancer
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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
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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).
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Ruesch Symposium Participants Encourage Patients to Consider Clinical Trials
(December 2, 2022) — After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April 2021, Jan Baird-Adams, a librarian from Maryland, had lots of questions for her oncologist, Marcus Noel, MD, associate professor of oncology and director of the Clinical Research Management Office at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. “Dr. Noel and his staff were incredibly kind […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Georgetown Lombardi Oncologists Encourage Patients to Keep Up with Cancer Screenings
(November 20, 2020) — If you’re due for a routine cancer screening test, you should contact your doctor to find out if it can be safely deferred until the risk of COVID-19 goes down. In contrast, if you have symptoms that could be a sign of cancer, don’t delay and don’t let the pandemic discourage […]
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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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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 […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Katie Couric is the Inaugural Speaker at Georgetown's Edward M. Kovach Cura Personalis Endowed Lecture
On Aug. 7, Georgetown Lombardi welcomed Katie Couric, an award-winning journalist and the co-founder of cancer advocacy nonprofit Stand Up To Cancer, for the inaugural Edward M. Kovach Cura Personalis Endowed Lecture.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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A Sabbatical … Just What the Doctor Ordered
Georgetown Lombardi’s John Marshall, MD, has ambitious plans for his upcoming sabbatical.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Georgetown Lombardi Director Louis Weiner Receives AACR 2019 Distinguished Public Service Award
The American Association for Cancer Research honored Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center director Louis M. Weiner, MD, with a 2019 AACR Distinguished Public Service Award.
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Going with Your Gut: Exploring the Microbiota’s Role in Colorectal Cancer Among the Young
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Benjamin Weinberg, MD, is exploring the role of microbiota in colorectal cancer to find out why there has been an uptick in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer in people in their 20s and 30s.
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