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Find out more about the services offered by the Comprehensive Cancer Support Program, including the Patient and Family Resource Center, integrative medicine, nutrition, and much more.
Wedding bells ring at N.C. Cancer Hospital
The care team on 4Oncology at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital went all out when Bernard McBryde asked if he could marry his fiancé while he was still receiving care as an inpatient. [Read more.]
Higher body fat linked to lower breast cancer risk
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.]
UNC Lineberger among national leaders endorsing goal of eliminating HPV-related cancers in the US
The directors of the 70 NCI-designated cancer centers, including UNC Lineberger, say a national effort is needed to improve the rate of HPV vaccination and screening. [Read more.]
More frequent screening after prostate cancer treatment not linked to improved survival
A study by Ronald C. Chen, MD, MPH, and colleagues found that prostate cancer patients who were monitored more frequently after treatment did not live significantly longer than patients who were monitored once a year. U.S. [Read more.]
By forming clots in tumors, immune cells aid lung cancer's spread
Chad V. Pecot, MD, published a paper that found the clotting scaffolds immune cells build to promote wound healing also make it possible for lung squamous carcinoma cells to migrate to other parts of the body. [Read more.]
