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As little as two decades ago early adopters of immunotherapy, looking to harness the body’s immune system to fight disease, toiled in the shadow of the holy trinity of cancer therapy - surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Now, the immunological approach to cancer treatment has undergone…
In June 2018, before a room full of oncology experts, Robert Siegel, MD ’77, associate center director for education, training, and network development at the GW Cancer Center, described a new treatment developed for patients suffering from oropharyngeal cancer.
The future of cancer research, in the opinion of Katherine Chiappinelli, PhD, of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, revolves around combining immunotherapy with other treatments.
Dr. Abroms is an expert in cancer prevention and applying communication technology to address tobacco cessaation. As founding director of the GW mHealth Collaborative, Dr. Abroms has been instrumental in fostering collaboration across GW and raising the profile of mHealth.
The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center was pleased to participate in the 43rd Annual Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) on October 28, 2018.
Applications for the second cohort of the Together, Equitable, Accessible, Meaningful (TEAM) Training are now open!
WASHINGTON (Oct. 31, 2018) - Due to their broad antitumor activity that inhibits the function of microtubules, taxanes are common chemotherapeutic agents utilized for the management of multiple cancer types from breast to prostate.
Associate Professor at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at GW and GW Cancer Center member Kim Robien, PhD, RD, CSO, FAND, received the Distinguished Practice Award from the Oncology Nutrition practice group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on October 21st at the annual Food…
A host of representatives from throughout the George Washington University (GW) health care community joined GW Cancer Center leadership on Oct.
More people in the United States die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2018).