Cancer

Rebecca Kaltman, M.D., assistant clinical professor of medicine, spoke live with Great Day Washington (WUSA9 - CBS) about hereditary cancer and the steps people can take to reduce their risk for cancer.

In recognition of the treatment Susan received from Siegel, Roger J. and Susan Gendron made a $2.5 million gift to GWCC to establish the Gendron Family Cancer Research Fund. The fund will support basic and translational science research, as well as contribute to pilot research grants for residents…

Recognizing that Washington, D.C. has the highest state-level breast cancer mortality rate in the country, you have enabled us to provide funding for the George Washington University Breast Care Center’s mobile mammography unit — the Mammovan.

Mandi Pratt-Chapman, Ph.D., associate center director for patient-centered care and health equity at the GW Cancer Center, wrote an article in Conquer Magazine about the consequences that repealing the Affordable Care Act would have on cancer patients.

A large international survey, published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology by researchers from La Roche-Posay and GW, asked nearly 20,000 participants about their sun protection behavior and skin cancer awareness.

GW formally launched the GW Cancer Center with a ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 7.

The GW Cancer Center recently released two new no-cost tools to help comprehensive cancer control professionals enhance their communication efforts and improve care for cancer survivors across the U.S. The resources, produced as part of the GW Cancer Center’s ongoing technical assistance…

Mary Ann Stepp, Ph.D., professor of anatomy and regenerative biology and of ophthalmology, received a $2.8 million, five-year R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue her 27 years of research on corneal wound healing.

A $500,000 grant from the Melanoma Research Foundation has been awarded to a team of researchers, led by Alejandro Villagra, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at the George Washington University’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences, to further…

The GW Cancer Center has joined with nearly 1,000 local and national organizations to support the 80% by 2018 initiative, led by the American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. The 80% by 2018 initiative represents a shared…