Research News
Today, the GW Cancer Center launched a new video series, The Elevator Speech, built around a simple idea: if you had just a few minutes to explain your work, what would you say?
The findings of a recent study suggest that GLP-1 drugs might do more than just control blood sugar — they might help people recover better from kidney cancer surgery and live longer.
When someone is diagnosed with cancer, getting the right doctor quickly can make a big difference. But for the 1 in 5 people in the United States reliant on Medicaid, finding a cancer specialist isn’t easy. Not all oncologists accept Medicaid, often because Medicaid pays less than other insurance…
Discover how precision oncology is transforming the treatment of head and neck cancers. Julie Bauman, MD, MPH, Dr. Cyrus Katzen Family Director of the GW Cancer Center, explains how tumor profiling, molecular testing, and targeted therapies are helping clinicians personalize care, improve outcomes…
In 2023, a Veteran sat in his doctor’s office after exhausting every available treatment for advanced prostate cancer. He had tried seven different therapies. Each worked for a while, but the cancer kept coming back, spreading even to his brain. At that point, there were no options left.
A new study by The George Washington University Cancer Center Technical Assistance and Training Program (GW TAP) highlights the long‑term impact of its Oncology Patient Navigator Training: The Fundamentals, designed to strengthen the cancer care workforce and improve patient outcomes.
Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of cancer and death in the United States. Yet many people trying to quit do so with little support — or with help that isn’t available when they need it most. Researchers at the George Washington University Cancer Center are testing a new approach: an…
Researchers at the GW Cancer Center are combining artificial intelligence, genomics, and large-scale biomedical data to uncover how cancer begins. And how treatments can be better tailored to each patient.
As part of a study, women who watched a 10-minute animated Spanish-language video about cervical cancer learned significantly more than those who only spoke with their doctor. After watching the video, they answered many more questions correctly about cervical cancer and screening.
With a six-year F99/K00 award from the National Cancer Institute, Trace Walker investigates how hidden regions of the genome — called transposable elements — could make ovarian tumors more visible to the immune system and open new doors for treatment.