Recent News
Robert McGinty named 2017 Searle Scholar
UNC Lineberger's Robert McGinty, MD, PhD, has been selected as a 2017 Searle Scholar. He is the first Searle Scholar named at the University of North Carolina in the past 10 years.
Researchers map genetic changes in glioblastoma as it progresses, test potential treatment strategy
In a pair of preclinical studies published in the journal Neuro-Oncology, UNC Lineberger's C. Ryan Miller, MD, PhD, and the Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute report on the genetic evolution of glioblastoma as it progresses in severity and a potential strategy to treat this often fast-growing brain cancer type.
Study confirms link between alcohol consumption, breast cancer risk in black women
In findings published in the journal Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers confirmed the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk in a study in black women. The association has been seen in other studies drawn from majority white populations.
Images of health risks make indoor tanning messages more effective
UNC Lineberger's Seth Noar, PhD, and colleagues report in a new study that anti-tanning bed messages with images showing longer-term health effects, such as skin cancer or wrinkles, produced greater negative emotional reactions and higher ratings of effectiveness in a survey of female college students than text-only messages.