All Posts: health disparities
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Capital Breast Care Center Highlights Accomplishments and Advocates at Gift of Life Breakfast
October 28, 2015 — At its 8th Annual Gift of Life Breakfast, Capital Breast Care Center (CBCC) and its supporters recognized the incredible strides made by the organization, as well as the continued need for a strong community. Founded in 2004, CBCC provides health education and breast cancer screening services to women in the Washington, […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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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 Lombardi Secures Prestigious NCI Endorsement
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has received the federal government’s most powerful endorsement for its work in cancer prevention, research and treatment.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Georgetown Minority Health Leader Named to National Cancer Policy Forum
Lucile Adams-Campbell, PhD, a leader in minority health and health disparities research and associate dean for community health and outreach at Georgetown University Medical Center, has been appointed to the Institute of Medicine’s National Cancer Policy Forum.
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