Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Care Center. Its primary objective is to provide the most advanced treatments available, and ultimately find a cure for this devastating disease. The cancer center is named in honor of Vincent T. Lombardi, former coach of the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins, who died of colon cancer at Georgetown University Hospital.

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Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is a modern, patient-focused facility situated on the Georgetown University Hospital campus. It offers patients access to the latest diagnostic technologies to diagnose, stage and monitor cancers, including high-resolution spiral CT, MRI and PET scans, along with state-of-the-art pathology services. The array of treatment options includes cancer surgery, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, monoclonal antibody therapy and radiation therapy. Comprehensive education and support services are an integral component of patient care.

Resources

Breast Health Kit Contact the Lombardi CancerLine at (202) 444-4000 or click here to request your FREE Buddy Check 9 Kit which includes information on health and tools to help you remember your monthly breast self-exam.  The Buddy Check 9 Kit now includes the Breast Self Exam DVD. Quick Request Form   Video Buddy Check 9 – Breast Self Exam Learn how to perform a self breast examination

Centers and Foundations

Betty Lou Ourisman Breast Health Center First to offer Digital Mammography and High-Resolution Ultrasound. Dedicated Breast Care Physicians, Nurses and Researchers

Hope for Henry Foundation enhances the quality of life of children and families living with life-threatening illnesses. The Foundation reaches out to children and families spending far too much time in hospitals and enhances their lives through carefully chosen gifts that bring comfort and entertainment. HFHF brings smiles and laughter, hope and magic into the lives of these children and families who need it most.

Patient Stories

Video Women with Breast Cancer Find Comfort and More in Mentoring Program at Georgetown Video WRC NBC News 4 CyberKnife now being used to treat Pancreatic and Abdominal Cancers. Video WUSA CBS News The Willets share their inspiring story as Mom and child struggle with cancer. Video WUSA 9 News MRI Guided Breast Biopsy performed at Georgetown University Hospital. Video WUSA CBS 9 Synchrony: Cyberknife delivers radiation to tumors on moving targets. Video WTTG FOX News Cyberknife technology expanded to treat more varieties of cancer. Video CyberKnife Improving technology allows CyberKnife patients to leave hospital same day. Video Beating Colon Cancer How giving blood helped save WTOP editor Mike Jakaitis' life. Video Stand Up to Cancer New Blood Test Studied for Breast Cancer Progression.

News

From the Press Room: Childhood Cancer Physician Writes Important Manual for Survivors Georgetown's Second CyberKnife Ready To Go July 2007 Visit our Press Room... From Georgetown Physician Update: Laparoscopic Procedure Offers Quicker Prostate Treatment Unparalleled Access to Clinical Trials New Oncology Clinical Trials Georgetown First in Region to Offer Digital Mammography Hospitalized Children Take Virtual Field Trip Positron Emission Tomography Screening Mammograms: There is no controversy State-of-the-Art Breast Reconstruction Georgetown's New "Blue-Light" Special - Only metro area hospital to offer procedure

From Lombardi Magazine First Amey Distinguished Professorship Conferred to Dr. Aziza Shad Neuro-Oncology Multidisciplinary Clinic Opens Keeping Your Colon Healthy with Sunlight Stem Cells and Breast Cancer: A Thirty Year Quest   Soy and Breast Cancer Risk Plus More...