Cancer
Lisa McGrail, M.D., assistant clinical professor of medicine, spoke to WUSA9 about a vaccine designed for breast cancer survivors.
Anne Willis, M.A., director of the division of cancer survivorship and Center for the Advancement of Cancer Survivorship, Navigation and Policy at the GW Cancer Institute, was quoted in The Washington Post article on the positive impact software donations can have on improving survivorship care.
WUSA9 - Mammovan Gives Mammograms in Parking Lots, Neighborhoods, at Jobs, at WUSA 9 Broadcast House
WUSA9 featured the GW Mobile Mammography Van, better known as the Mammovan. With 17 years in service, the program is one of the oldest in the country.
Anne Willis, M.A., April Barbour, M.D., M.P.H., and Mandi Pratt-Chapman, M.A., were featured in a recent article published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on the unique challenges of adolescent cancer survivors.
Compton Benjamin, M.D., assistant professor of urology, was interviewed on WTOP about Dr. Drew Pinsky's diagnosis of prostate cancer. He shares what men should be doing and who is at risk.
SMHS, GW Hospital, and the MFA co-hosted this annual event to screen community members for certain types of cancer.
James Ahlgren, M.D., professor of medicine, was interviewed by Medscape Medical News about the potential benefits and risks of using computed tomography colonography to screen asymptomatic adults aged 50 to 80 years for colorectal cancer.
Rachel Brem, M.D., director of the Breast Imaging and Intervention Center and professor of radiology, was quoted by DOTmed for an article investigating the traditional mammography.
Allen R. Dyer, M.D., Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences published One More Mountain to Climb: What My Illness Taught Me About Health on June 2.
Rachel Brem, M.D., director of the Breast Imaging and Intervention Center and professor of radiology, was interviewed by The Associated Press on Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy and her genetic predisposition for breast and ovarian cancer.