Cancer
Researchers at GW published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Clinical Cancer Informatics on the new knowledgebase OncoMX, which will improve the exploration and research of cancer biomarkers in the context of related evidence.
The 7th Annual Dr. Harry C. Miller Visiting Professorship Symposium and Reception on Saturday, March 14.
Thousands of Washington, D.C., area residents streamed through the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in January to take part in the annual two-day NBC4-Telemundo44 Health & Fitness Expo.
Adam Friedman, MD, interim chair of the Department of Dermatology, spoke to Today.com for an article on a man who thought the mole on his back was a sunspot, but it turned out to be melanoma.
Rebecca Kaltman, MD, director of the Ruth Paul Cancer Genetics and Prevention Service at the GW Cancer Center and assistant professor of medicine, spoke to Romper for an article on the BRCA genes and breast cancer.
Christine Teal, MD, director of the Comprehensive Breast Center at the GW Cancer Center, spoke to WTOP for an article on breast cancer detection and prevention. WTOP also quoted Teal in an article on technology used for early detection.
Lopa Mishra, MD, director of the Center for Translational Medicine at the GW Cancer Center and professor of surgery, Shuyun Rao, PhD, assistant research professor of surgery, and others published research in the journal Gastroenterology finding a connection between bacteria in the microbiome…
Rachel Brem, MD, director of breast imaging and intervention at the GW Cancer Center and professor of radiology as SMHS, spoke to Today.com for an article discussing what women under 40 should do to detect breast cancer.
The AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource has been renewed for five years with GW serving as the primary site.
GW Cancer Center researchers found that PTEN, a tumor suppressor gene mutated in approximately 20% of primary prostate cancers, and in as many as 50% of androgen deprivation-resistant prostate cancers, relies on another gene, ARID4B, to function.