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After discovering a lump at age 39, Kia Toye turned to the George Washington University Cancer Center, where expert care, faith, and resilience helped her confront breast cancer, loss, and recurrence with courage and purpose.

The GW Cancer Center’s newly launched Spanish language Oncology Patient Navigator Training: The Fundamentals empowers navigators to better serve diverse communities, aligning with national standards and advancing equitable cancer care.

The GW Cancer Center and the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS)recently received a $600,000 S10 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to purchase a state-of-the-art BD FACSDiscover™ S8 CellView spectral flow cytometer and live cell sorter. The…

On a picture-perfect autumn morning, neighbors, families, and friends gathered outside the GW Cancer Prevention and Wellness Center in Congress Heights for the first-ever Block Party and Health Fest on October 4. With sunshine, laughter, and music filling the air, the day celebrated one simple…

Community leaders, health professionals, and local residents joined members of the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and the GW Cancer Center to celebrate the official ribbon-cutting of the new GW Cancer Prevention and Wellness Center, located on the…

The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center has appointed Serena Mao, MD, PhD, as a radiation oncologist specializing in thoracic and gastrointestinal cancers.

When cancer enters someone’s life, grief often comes with it. It is not only the patient who feels it, but also their loved ones, including children, and even the medical staff who walk beside them. Grief in this setting is layered and deeply personal, taking many forms that are not always tied…