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Clinical Services:
- UNC Lineberger physicians treat patients from every county in North Carolina with the highest quality and most compassionate care. The Center provides multidisciplinary programs for most cancers, giving patients the benefit of many medical specialists in one place, often in one visit.
- UNC Lineberger offer unique treatment innovations for
the toughest cases through clinical trials – from novel
cancer vaccines and drugs to new ways of enhancing
current chemotherapy - developed at UNC or available
through affiliation with national clinical trials groups.
- The Center uses the latest technology to diagnose and
treat cancer and offers genetic counseling and testing
for some cancers.
- Multidisciplinary programs include LINK the UNC Breast
Center Thoracic Oncology Program (lung cancer), GYN
Oncology, Pediatrics, GI Tumor, Neuro-Oncology, Hematologic Cancers-
Leukemia/Lymphoma/Myeloma, Melanoma, Bone and Soft Tissue, Urology,
and the Head & Neck Cancer Programs while the Cancer Genetics
Program services individuals at increased risk for developing cancer.
- The Center provides access to new cancer treatments through affiliation with national clinical trial groups and unique Center-sponsored therapies, as well as the Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation Program for adults and children.
- UNC is applying the latest technology to cancer diagnosis and treatment,
offering Intensity Modulated
Radiation therapy (IMRT), Intraoperative
Radiation Therapy (IORT), advanced
virtual and 3-D imaging for breast biopsies, PET
scanner and laparoscopic and robotic surgeries for
select surgeries.
- The Patient/Family Resource
Center and its associated
programs provide all types of patient resources including computer
access to current information as well as support groups and services.
Prevention and Control Programs, Laboratory Science and Training Opportunities:
- The Center’s community directed programs
for cancer
prevention, early detection and cancer survivorship
extend throughout North Carolina to reduce cancer incidence and mortality.
UNC Lineberger programs in cancer epidemiology and cancer prevention
and control, examine patterns of cancer in the community to understand
the complex interaction among genetics, biology, environmental exposures
and behaviors that cause cancer. Center faculty work in North Carolina
communities to promote cancer screening services and encourage healthy
lifestyles that can reduce cancer risk.
- Projects such as N.C. Strides and Project
BEAUTY work
with individuals in the community, helping them make
healthy changes in their lives and increase their use of cancer screening tests.
- Carolina
Community Network, funded by the
National Cancer Institute, aims to reduce breast, prostate and
colorectal cancers in adult African-Americans. The network will include cancer treatment centers, research
components of UNC, community groups, and health
promotion-oriented institutions and organizations.
- Prostate Cancer Project scientists in North
Carolina and
Louisiana seek to understand why some men get more
severe prostate cancer than others. This project is supported by prostate cancer survivors, community
advocates, state cancer registries and the US
Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research
Program.
- The Center’s internationally recognized
research
programs in Cancer Cell Biology, Immunology, Molecular
Carcinogenesis, Cancer Genetics, Molecular
Therapeutics, and Virology investigate the molecular
and genetic basis of cancer and progression.
- Center researchers are conducting molecular
analysis of cancers to identify patients who can benefit
significantly from treatment. Researchers are also identifying molecular
targets for new therapies and are developing the methods necessary
for genetic therapy.
- Center-based training includes NCI-sponsored programs
in basic laboratory science and cancer prevention
and control. Other NCI training programs directed by Center
members include cancer epidemiology, cancer education, hematology/oncology,
and surgical
oncology. Center members also direct training
programs in gynecologic oncology and radiation
oncology.
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