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Chuck Perou, PhD, a UNC Lineberger member and the May Goldman Shaw Distinguished Professor of Molecular Oncology, led a panel discussion on precision medicine.

December 22, 2015

UNC Lineberger researchers reveal clues to breast cancer metastasis at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Researchers and physicians from around the globe convened Dec. 8-12 for the 2015 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. UNC Lineberger researchers presented preliminary findings from studies focused on genomic clues to breast cancer metastasis, the link between obesity and cancer, and on the use of genetic sequencing to find targeted treatments for individual patients.

Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, a UNC Lineberger member and assistant professor in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, was senior author of the study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

December 8, 2015

Lineberger study finds racial variation in use of breast cancer genetic test

UNC Lineberger researchers led a study examining racial variation in the use of a gene-profile test called OncotypeDX, which is used to help doctors make decisions about adjuvant chemotherapy for patients. The researchers reported that the test has the potential to improve care quality, but disparities could worsen if it's not equally accessible across racial groups. They found ODX testing for node-positive breast cancer was accessed less by black women than by non-black women. Their findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Dr. Parham and Chinula perform surgery.

December 8, 2015

Sharing skills to save more lives in Malawi

UNC Lineberger member and gynecologic oncologist Dr. Groesbeck Parham has worked in Zambia for the past 11 years and in Africa since 1985. Last year, he received a grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant to build a cancer-related research platform between UNC sites in Zambia and Malawi. Now Parham has extended the reach of his program to Malawi, helping to train a physician there in radical hysterectomy to treat cervical cancer.