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UNC Lineberger's Eliza M. Park, MD, published a study that found parenting concerns contributed significantly to the psychological distress of mothers with late-stage cancer.

A new study led by UNC Lineberger's Eliza M. Park, MD, shows that parenting concerns can have a significant impact on the mental and emotional health of women with advanced cancer. In particular, they found that a mother’s emotional well-being was significantly linked with whether she had communicated with her children about her illness, and her concerns about how her illness will financially impact her children.

Lisa A. Carey, MD, was named to the Susan G. Komen Scientific Advisory Board

As a member of Susan G. Komen’s Scientific Advisory Board, UNC Lineberger’s Lisa A. Carey, MD, will be responsible for helping guide Komen’s $956-million research program – second only to the U.S. government in funding of breast cancer research.

Compared to physicians who didn’t receive any payments, those who received payments for meals and lodging from a drug manufacturer had higher odds of prescribing that company’s particular drug for certain cancers, reported Aaron Mitchell, MD, and colleagues in JAMA Internal Medicine.

UNC Lineberger's Charles M. Perou, PhD, Katherine Hoadley, PhD, and Benjamin Vincent, MD.

UNC Lineberger researchers led two major projects to mark the finale of The Cancer Genome Atlas project, which was backed by the National Cancer Institute and National Human Genome Research Institute.

One great performance earned Angela Smith a music scholarship to UNC. She’s been in Chapel Hill ever since. Now, as a urologic oncologist, she’s developing an app to ensure her patients get the right information, right on time. Her work has earned her a Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine.

UNC Lineberger's Claire Dees, MD, was named one of the country's top 27 breast oncologists by Forbes magazine.

UNC Lineberger’s Claire Dees, MD, is one of the country’s top 27 breast oncologists, according to Forbes magazine.

Satish Gopal, MD, MPH (center) with UNC-Project Cancer Program staff Tamiwe Tomoka (at microscope) and Edwards Kasonkanji (standing)

Satish Gopal, MD, head of UNC’s cancer care efforts at UNC-Project Malawi, will welcome collaborators from across the region for the Malawi Cancer Care Symposium on Aug. 28 and 29.

Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD (photo by Max Englund, UNC Health Care)

A new technique from UNC School of Medicine scientists led by Nobel Prize winner Aziz Sancar reveals the genome-wide DNA damage that a major carcinogen causes.

Jan Burge, RN, and Lisa Ecklund, RN, work together to coordinate patient care. (Photo by Brian Strickland)

In the recent U.S. News and World Report rankings of America’s Best Hospitals, UNC Hospitals was nationally ranked in five of the 16 specialties. In this series, we profile these specialties to learn more about what makes them so outstanding.

Category: Cancer

For mothers with advanced cancer, parenting concerns affect emotional well-being

Lisa Carey, international breast cancer expert, appointed to Susan G. Komen’s Scientific Advisory Board

Payments to doctors linked to prescription practices for two cancer types

UNC Lineberger researchers help map the cancer genome, generate key insights

The Right Note at the Right Time

Forbes names Dees as a top breast cancer expert in the U.S.

From the Ground Up: The State of Cancer Care in Malawi

New Method of DNA Mapping Reveals True Damage of Smoking, Lung Cancer

UNC Cancer: Lifting Patients Up