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By sending tests in the mail, researchers boost colorectal cancer screening
A study led by Alison Brenner, PhD, MPH, and Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, found mailing colorectal cancer screening tests to Medicaid recipients increased screening rates, an approach that might work on a larger scale. [Read more.]
Researchers clarify role of mutations in glioblastoma
C. Ryan Miller, MD, PhD, and colleagues have discovered how different mutations in the PIK3CA gene help drive glioblastoma, the most lethal form of brain cancer. [Read more.]
Luncheon celebrates oncology nursing fellows
UNC Lineberger and the UNC School of Nursing honored Elizabeth Baldwin, Michael Lowry and Morgan Van Den Eynde, this year’s UNC Lineberger-Sylvia Lauterborn Oncology Nursing Fellows. [Read more.]
Higher body fat linked to lower breast cancer risk in younger women
While obesity has been shown to increase breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women, a large-scale study co-led by a UNC Lineberger's Hazel Nichols, PhD, found the opposite was true for premenopausal women. [Read more.]
Researchers map the genome of testicular cancer
Katherine Hoadley, PhD, and colleagues have identified molecular features of testicular germ cell cancers that could improve treatment decisions and help monitor for cancer recurrence. [Read more.]
