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From Husband and Wife to Caregiver and Patient, John and Liza Marshall Reflect on Their Personal Cancer Journey in New Memoir

As the current chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Georgetown Lombardi and the director of The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers, John Marshall, MD, said that the hard...

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Patient’s Corner: An Interview with Liza Marshall -- Grateful to Be Alive

Everything about my breast cancer diagnosis, from my presentation to diagnosis, was strange.

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The Cost Of Delaying Medical Care During A Pandemic

“During a year when many hospitals in the U.S. saw a crush of COVID-19 patients, other kinds of medical care dropped off sharply,” writes Bloomberg health reporter Emma Court. “Insulin prescriptions w...

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Reading Is Fundamental April 2021 Newsletter

In New Books...with a NOVA Connection, we feature two books -- and three voices -- about coping with a breast cancer diagnosis. Arlington's John and Liza Marshall wrote about Liza's cancer journey -- ...

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Dr. John Marshall, Wife Liza Get ‘Candid’ About Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Ahead of the release of their book, “Off Our Chests”, Dr. John Marshall and his wife, Liza, look back on the trials and tribulations of Liza’s triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis – from the perspe...

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Read our review from Kirkus

A couple share their up-close and personal story of trouncing cancer. In this memoir, the Marshalls take readers to the front lines of their triumphant battle against a cancer that invaded not only th...

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2nd Annual Global Colorectal Cancer Congress

John and Liza Marshall in a discussion with Michael Sapienza, CEO of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

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Meeting My Mother’s Past During the Pandemic by Liza Marshall

After spending the first several months of the pandemic baking, cleaning, organizing, and catching up on long-postponed chores, I found myself at loose ends. I needed a new project and found it in the...

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The Marshall Family Faces Off Against TNBC

IT WAS A DAY like any other. John Marshall, MD, a leading gastrointestinal (GI) oncologist, was going through his cases one morning in clinical practice at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Cen...

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The Marshalls Open a Candid Conversation About Cancer

Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The Marshalls go beyond the pages of their new memoir, Off Our Chests: A Candid Tour Through the World of Cancer, to discuss how Liza's diagnosis of tripl...

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Dr. John and Liza Marshall on Their New Book Off Our Chests: A Candid Tour Through the World of Cancer

Podcast: John and Liza Marshall talk about the impact of her diagnosis, how it changed their view of cancer care and the way clinicians communicate, and why their memoir has an important message.

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See our full press release

Dr. John Marshall used to see breast cancer as the enemy. As a gastrointestinal cancer specialist, he envied the amount of attention other oncologists and medical leaders put on breast cancer, wonderi...

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