July 2, 2025
‘There’s Good in Every Day:’ Wife of Double Lung Transplant Recipient Shares Awe-Inspiring Medical Journey
Duane McKay, 40, receives life-saving double transplant at UNC Hospitals after battling leukemia five years prior.
Category: Oncology
January 29, 2025
Press Ganey Recognizes UNC Health in 2024 Human Experience Awards
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
Scientists Piece Together DNA Repair Pathway Implicated in Breast, Ovarian, and Prostate Cancers
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
New, Promising Clinical Trial for Glioblastoma Starting at UNC Health
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
Scientists Successfully Maneuver Robot Through Living Lung Tissue
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
Sickle Cell Disease Continues to Face Underfunding, Lack of Research
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
UNC School of Medicine Represents at AHNS 11th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer
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
Goldstein Represents UNC at White House Smoking Cessation Forum
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.
April 7, 2023
Researchers Leverage Cell Self-Destruction to Treat Brain Tumors
Dominique Higgins, MD, PhD, led research into how a specialized diet can induce a new type of programmed cell death to help kill brain tumor cells.
December 12, 2022
Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine Consultation Clinic Relaunches
With expanded hours and telemedicine visits, the Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine Consultation Clinic serves patients affected by cancer across the UNC Health System.
December 8, 2022
Phase I Clinical Trial Using CAR-T for Glioblastoma to Begin at UNC Medical Center
UNC Health is leading the way in glioblastoma treatment with a new clinical trial. The study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of CAR-T immunotherapy in patients with recurrent or progressive glioblastoma.
November 21, 2022
Ewend Leads UNC Hospitals Site for Successful National Glioblastoma Clinical Trial
A new glioblastoma treatment from Northwest Biotherapeutics improved outcomes for many patients in a phase 3 clinical study, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology. Matt Ewend, MD, in the UNC Department of Neurosurgery and at UNC Lineberger, led the trial site at the N.C. Basnight Cancer Hospital.