Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

02/18/2026

📣 Now Announcing This Year’s Lombardi Gala Special Guest Host: Brandon Short!

Brandon Short is a 7-year NFL veteran, with both the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers. Brandon attended Penn State where he was a consensus All American and 2x captain of Penn State’s football team. Following his football career, Brandon began a career in finance. He is currently a Portfolio Manager at Real Estate, based in Newark, NJ.

Learn more about Brandon at lombardigala.georgetown.edu and join us on March 14, 2026 for the 38th Annual Lombardi Gala!

02/17/2026

Marion Hartley, PhD. The American Cancer Society recently published cancer statistics (Siegel RL,  Kratzer TB,  Wagle NS,  Sung H,  Jemal A.  Cancer statistics, 2026. CA Cancer J Clin.  2026;e70043. doi:10.3322/caac.70043), indicating that GI cancers maintain their status as the leading contri...

02/17/2026

Today marks the start of Lunar New Year celebrations worldwide as we welcome the Year of the Fire Horse! 🔥 We wish all those celebrating good fortune, peace, and prosperity in the year ahead. Happy Lunar New Year!

02/13/2026

WASHINGTON (AP) - Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults but increasingly to young men and women, too. It´s now the top cancer killer of...

02/10/2026

Did you know Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center was established in 1970 in honor of the legendary Vincent T. Lombardi, former coach of the Green Bay Packers and Washington’s NFL team, who was treated for cancer at Georgetown University Hospital? The primary objective of Georgetown Lombardi is, and always has been, to advance cancer care through research to provide the most advanced treatments available to patients and, ultimately, to find a cure for this devastating disease. Learn more about our history at https://lombardi.georgetown.edu/about/history/

Celebrating Over 50 Years of Changing Lives In 1970, Georgetown University Medical Center authorized the establishment of a cancer center named in honor of Vincent T. Lombardi, former coach of the Green Bay Packers and Washington’s NFL team, who was treated for cancer at Georgetown University Hos...

02/09/2026

The celebration continued at Capital One Arena today as members of the BellRinger Community and Georgetown Student Riders presented a check to the Director of Georgetown Lombardi, Dr. Louis M. Weiner, for $2,070,300 raised during BellRinger 2025! 💚

Thank you to all of our Riders, volunteers, donors, parters, and supporters who make ending cancer possible. Here’s to 2026!🚴‍♂️

02/04/2026

Studies have shown that people who survive breast cancer face a higher risk of cardiovascular conditions than those who have never had cancer. New research provides the first standard risk stratification that could help providers personalize breast cancer treatment while minimizing patients’ future cardiovascular risk. This publication, in JAMA Oncology, is just the beginning for the researchers from Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, MedStar Health Research Institute, and Kaiser Permanente Southern California. Their next steps include validating this research in other health systems to ensure this model works for everyone. Learn more at https://www.medstarhealth.org/blog/breast-cancer-heart-risk-prediction-research

A breakthrough study helps identify heart condition risk after breast cancer treatment using data from 26,000 patients.

02/04/2026

The colon is the last stop for what we eat and interacts with our environment, and colon cancer is often not detected early due to cultural barriers to screening.

01/31/2026

Let the competition begin! Good luck everyone! 💙

More than just a contest, the Hyundai Hands on Hope Contest drives hope in our community. This year marks over $12 million total in pediatric research grants donated by and The Washington Area Hyundai Dealers, making the dream of ending childhood cancer that much closer to reality.

Introducing Team Georgetown Lombardi: Alan Zwart, Pankaj Gaur, and Eduardo Torres 🧬

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01/30/2026

Get ready to cheer on this year’s contestants at the annual Hyundai Hands On Hope contest at starting TODAY! 

44 intense hours, 6 committed contestants, and 1 chance to win a brand-new 2026 Hyundai Palisade Hybrid–all for a share of $100,000 in pediatric research grants at and . 

Don’t miss the excitement 🤩

01/30/2026

get loud… the TOTAL IS IN! We are officially $2,070,300 closer to a cancer free future, bringing our all-time fundraising to over $6.6 million for groundbreaking research at ! 💚

We can’t thank our community enough for your continued commitment to end cancer. Our work is far from over - stay tuned for details on BellRinger 2026 and registration opening in March!

01/23/2026

A new insight from researchers at Georgetown Lombardi helps outline a potential way to reverse the process and possibly improve outcomes in pancreatic cancer. They discovered that when pancreatic cancer cells send out tiny particles (packed with certain microRNA molecules), nearby immune cells are reprogrammed to help the tumor grow instead of engaging in their regular role of fighting the tumor. More research is needed before a new approach reaches patients, but the findings offer hope in improving outcomes in pancreatic cancer. The study appeared in the Nature journal Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. Learn more about the study at https://lombardi.georgetown.edu/news-release/reversing-immune-suppression-in-pancreatic-cancer-could-lead-to-novel-therapies/