February 16, 2026
The tool is a one-stop resource for downloadable, shareable, and aggregated health data, which will help researchers, policymakers and healthcare providers better respond to concerning cancer trends and health needs throughout the state.
January 2, 2026
The research, led by Nobel laureate and biochemist Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, could revolutionize treatments for glioblastoma, an aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer.
October 28, 2025
Researchers found that inhibiting a problematic protein in the body helps immunotherapies and CAR T-cell therapy to better fight off melanoma.
October 20, 2025
A new multi-site study, co-led by researchers at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has demonstrated that a direct-to-patient digital health program can significantly increase recommended lung cancer screening for high-risk individuals.
July 2, 2025
Duane McKay, 40, receives life-saving double transplant at UNC Hospitals after battling leukemia five years prior.
January 29, 2025
The Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic at North Carolina Basnight Cancer Hospital won the Pinnacle of Excellence Award. The North Carolina Heart & Vascular Hospital and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at UNC Health Rex in Raleigh both won the Guardian of Excellence Award.
November 15, 2023
Susanna Stroik, PhD, and Dale Ramsden, PhD, in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the UNC School of Medicine, have learned more about an enzyme found to be overly expressed in patients with hereditary breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and prostate cancer.
November 7, 2023
UNC Health is the only academic healthcare system in North Carolina and the South participating in the randomized trial, which aims to assess the safety and efficacy of a combination immunotherapy for newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients.
September 21, 2023
Ron Alterovitz, PhD, in the UNC Computer Science Department, and Jason Akulian, MD MPH, in the UNC School of Medicine, have shown that their steerable lung robot can autonomously maneuver the intricacies of the lung, while avoiding important lung structures.
September 11, 2023
Jane Little, MD, and Maria Boucher, MD, both in the UNC School of Medicine, detail the current struggles of patients with sickle cell disease and how we can help.
July 17, 2023
The Head and Neck Surgery team represented UNC-Chapel Hill at the 11th Annual International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer with oral and poster presentations, and a second place winning poster by Jason Tasoulas.
June 7, 2023
Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, traveled to the White House on June 1 for the Cancer Moonshot Smoking Cessation Forum. The meeting highlighted the Biden Administration’s commitment to tackling the single biggest driver of cancer deaths in this country—smoking—and efforts underway across sectors to equitably expand access to effective smoking cessation support.