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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

GUMC Studies Cancer Treatment

By Matthew Larson November 15, 2016

Inflammation can slow the early development of cancers in a protein-producing gene, said Georgetown University Medical Center researchers and alumni who took part in a five-year study published Nov....

MedStar Installs District’s First and Only Proton Accelerator

By Gaia Mattiace March 18, 2016

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital began installation of Washington, D.C.’s first superconducting synchrocyclotron proton accelerator, which is used in cancer treatment therapy, in February. The...

GUMC Professor Awarded For Drug Discovery

By Jessie Yu December 8, 2015

Director of the Drug Discovery Program at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Milton Brown received the annual Percy L. Julian Award for his work in new drug discovery and testing against...

Lombardi, McCourt Launch Genomics Course

By Molly Cooke November 28, 2015

Beth Peshkin, professor of oncology and senior genetic counselor at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, will be teaching a new course titled “Genomics, Precision Medicine and Public...

Lombardi Begins Cancer Trial

By Emily Tu September 4, 2015

The Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital embarked on a nationwide clinical trial Sept. 1 that will compare two melanoma drugs. ECOG-ACRIN Cancer...

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Georgetown’s Lombardi Cancer Center was renewed as the District’s only comprehensive cancer center, also winning a $11.25 million grant for clinical trials, equipment and personnel over five years.

Lombardi Renewed as Top DC Cancer Center

By Suzanne Monyak September 16, 2014

The National Cancer Institute renewed the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s status as Washington, D.C.’s only comprehensive cancer center — a title the center has held for 20 years...

Chemo-Brain Study Kicks Off at Georgetown’s Cancer Center

By Anne Skomba February 4, 2011

Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center announced the launch of a study that examines the effect of chemotherapy on the thoughts and memory of patients on Jan. 31. Researchers will interview...

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