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“The study shows that exercise has an impact as large and or even larger than some chemotherapy drugs have had in terms of overall outcome for patients,” says John Marshall Georgetown Lombardi. “This is a remarkable result. This study justifies our recommendations and quantifies the

Environmental cues can signal identity threat (potential discrimination) or identity safety (belonging) to socially marginalized people. Katarina AuBuchon, Kristi Graves, and Hannah Arem examined safety and threat cues in #CancerScreening settings. doi.org/10.1111/josi.7…

🎉Congrats to Dr. Hunter Groninger on receiving an R21 award from National Cancer Institute! In collaboration with Duke Cancer, this two-year project will use #VR technology to deliver #CBT for outpatients with chronic cancer pain. #CancerResearch #MedStarHealthProud

Experiences of medical racism ⬇️ trust in medical recommendations and treatment uptake, but culturally tailored interventions ⬆️ trust and treatment uptake. This paper examined the impact of medical racism on insomnia treatment outcomes among Black women. doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12…

Did you know that 23% of adults in Argentina smoke? This new Nicotine & Tobacco Research Journal paper from Luz Sanchez-Romero, David Levy, and colleagues uses mathematical models to estimate future mortality if current smoking trends in Argentina continue or if people quit. doi.org/10.1093/ntr/nt…

The 4th annual Healthy Aging Symposium, sponsored by the Georgetown Center for Healthy Aging, the Aging and Alzheimer's Research Training program, and Georgetown Lombardi Institute for Cancer and Aging, will take place in-person and online on July 16. Register at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

.Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD, MPH, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN, Lucile Adams-Campbell, and team piloted a community-based, culturally tailored #SmokingCessation intervention for African American women. The EmpowerHer program reduced tobacco use and fills a critical gap in care! doi.org/10.1186/s40814… Hackensack Meridian

Dr. Jeanne Mandelblatt, professor of oncology and founder of Georgetown Lombardi Institute for Cancer and Aging, has joined the AACR Aging and Cancer: Stress and Other Risk Factors Task Force. Read more about this group's work here: aacr.org/professionals/…

Out now in Annals of Int Med: Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD, MPH, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN and colleagues from the ACS National Lung Cancer Roundtable Stigma and Nihilism Task Group provide action-oriented recommendations for clinicians and the broader public to adopt a more accurate and compassionate perspective on #LungCancer. doi.org/10.7326/ANNALS…

Join the Cure GI Cancers's Drs. Marshall, Weinberg, Noel and Mukherji on Friday June 27th from 9-10:30am as they highlight the most compelling abstracts in colorectal, pancreatic, liver, and upper GI cancers from #ASCO25. Register to receive the Zoom link 👇 lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/7nhxtb7

This culturally tailored, group-based intervention for Latina #BreastCancer survivors and their caregivers led to ⬇️ anxiety and fatigue. Benefits were comparable to those from usual services provided by community-based organizations. ACS Journal Cancer doi.org/10.1002/cncr.3…

Pharmacogenetics is the study of how a person's genes affect how their body responds to medications. This new narrative review from Max Smith and colleagues describes seven domains of barriers to implementing pharmacogenetics in the United States. doi.org/10.1002/cpt.37…

High body mass index (BMI) and low physical activity increase risk for adult-onset cancers. Nina Kadan-Lottick and colleagues explored the relationship between BMI, physical activity, and cancer risk in a cohort of #ChildhoodCancer survivors. doi.org/10.1001/jamaon…

#ArtificialIntelligence (AI) in mental health treatment is a hot topic. Kenneth Tercyak and colleagues surveyed mental health professionals about using AI to support children whose parents have incurable cancer. Their recommendation? Proceed with caution! doi.org/10.3390/childr…

Emergency department (ED) visits involve a lot of down time! Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD, MPH, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN and team explored how unused time in the ED could be used for #PreventiveHealth, and found it's feasible, pragmatic, and safe to conduct #QualitativeInterviews during ED visits. doi.org/10.1016/j.anne…

#BreastCancer survivors have ⬆️ risk of 2nd cancers. In this new Cancer Epidemiology article, Arnold Potosky and colleagues report that breast cancer survivors with more comordbidities (non-cancer health conditions) had higher risk of developing a 2nd cancer. doi.org/10.1016/j.cane…

Congrats to Marcelo Sleiman Jr. on receiving the Georgetown University University Medical Center Staff Community Award! This award honors colleagues who show positivity, perseverance and resilience in their work, and go above and beyond on behalf of our community. gumc.georgetown.edu/gumc-staff-com…

Focusing on “Disease Drivers of Aging,” including diabetes, HIV, and cancer, this year's #HealthyAging Symposium will feature talks and posters on housing, public policy and social determinants of aging. Registration is open through July 13. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Such a cool concept! Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD, MPH, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN and Hackensack Meridian colleagues hosted events that combined guided painting sessions with culturally tailored cancer education, delivered by trained community health workers. They've engaged 191 participants and 62% accepted navigation support!

This qualitative study by Lucile Adams-Campbell, Ebony Hoskins, Charlotte Gamble MD MPH, and colleagues assessed barriers and facilitators of care for #EndometrialCancer among Black patients in Washington DC. doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyn… #GynOnc