UNC Medical Center Receives NAPRC Accreditation
The UNC Medical Center is the only organization in North Carolina accredited by the Commission on Cancer’s National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer.
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Ting Receives Illinois State University Distinguished Alumni Award
Jenny Ting, PhD, is the recipient of the Illinois State University Distinguished Alumni Award for her outstanding immunology research.
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Reminder: Eshelman Institute Grant Funding Available
The Eshelman Institute for Innovation recently opened its pre-proposal application for the 2022 annual grant cycle. The Institute seeks to fund translational research related to therapeutics focused on oncology, infectious…
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$1 Million gift furthers landmark study focused on reducing breast cancer disparities, barriers to high quality care
Rich Preyer and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer of Hillsborough, North Carolina, have donated $1 million to support the latest phase of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Carolina Breast Cancer Study.
Mungo Appointed as Women’s Reproductive Health Research Scholar
Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, has been appointed as a UNC WRHR Scholar. Her primary research is focused on increasing access to cervical cancer prevention in low-income countries.
Therapy Using Dual Immune System Cells Effectively Controls Neuroblastoma
Hongwei Du, PhD, and Gianpietro Dotti, MD, published research in Nature Cancer showing that a dual-threat CAR-T immunotherapy was effective in animal models of neuroblastoma, a nerve cell cancer.
UNC Lineberger Developmental Funding Program: Fall Application Cycle Now Open
The UNC Lineberger Developmental Funding Program supports the development of cancer research led by faculty to stimulate new applications for extramural funding. All UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members, UNC-Chapel…
Poteat, Colleagues Publish Breast Cancer Care Research
Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, a core member of the Center for Health Equity Research, and colleagues published research on delays in breast cancer care by race and sexual orientation.
Carey Featured in Video on Clinical Implications of the FeDeriCa trial in HER2+ Breast Cancer
Lisa Carey, MD, member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the clinical implications of the phase 3 FeDeriCa trial in HER2-positive breast cancer.
UNC’s New Immuno-Oncology Prospective Database and Registry is Now Open for Patient Enrollment
Dr. Rumey Ishizawar, Medical Director of the UNC Rheumatology Clinic, founded the multi-disciplinary UNC Immuno-Oncology Group (IOG) in 2017 to optimize clinical management of cancer patients who develop immune related…
Gynecologic Cancers: A Team Approach to Women’s Health Care – UNCLCN NC Community College lecture
Gynecologic Cancers: A Team Approach to Women’s Health Care. Please join the UNC Lineberger Cancer Network for the NC Community College lecture with Daniel Clarke-Pearson, MD, and Lyn Filip, RN,…
Linda Kelly Finds Hope and Care During COVID-19
Linda Kelly, a 66-year-old mother of four daughters, was diagnosed with breast cancer 20 years ago and received treatment that included a mastectomy and radiation. The medical intervention saved her…
UNC Lineberger’s Lisa Carey, MD, Named as One of the Top Breast Cancer Experts in the U.S.
Expertscape, an online database that assesses and ranks the expertise and contributions of physicians and medical institutions worldwide, ranked Lisa Carey, MD, as one of the top 10 breast cancer…
New Vulnerability Found in Lung Squamous Cancer May Facilitate Drug Targeting at Cellular Level
New research by scientists at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues shows the potential for targeting a specific circular RNA, known as CDR1as, to attack lung squamous cell cancer….
Black women with breast cancer experience delayed, longer treatment than whites, study finds
One in seven black women with breast cancer had delays in starting treatment, and black women also had extended duration of treatment, according to a study led by UNC Lineberger…
Family Medicine researchers receive new funding to develop first-of-its-kind health messaging on co-use of alcohol and tobacco products
A team of researchers from the UNC School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have received new funding to develop and test messaging to co-users…
UNC Lineberger partners with NC Health and Human Services, American Cancer Society to increase colorectal cancer screening in vulnerable populations
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Carolina Cancer Screening Initiative and the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network are partnering with the NC DHHS Cancer Prevention and Control Branch to increase…
UNC-led Consortium to Study HIV-related Cancers in sub-Saharan Africa
UNC researchers are partnering with colleagues at four institutions in Africa to study HIV-associated malignancies. Led by Blossom Damania, PhD, the research team received a five-year, $6-million grant from the…
Tom Shea: Looking back at 27 years of cancer care at UNC
Thomas C. Shea, MD, who recently retired after nearly three decades of service to the North Carolina Cancer Hospital, has always been driven by the need to serve others.
Anderson Earns National Cancer Institute Award
Cathy Anderson, a graduate student in the UNC Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, has been awarded the NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award for research conducted as part of…
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