Helpful Resources
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.
Doctor-patient discussions neglect potential harms of lung cancer screening
A national analysis by Daniel Reuland, MD, MPH, and colleagues found the quality of doctor-patient conversations about lung cancer screening was “poor” and few discussions about the potential harms of screening. [Read more.]
A few minutes with Ken Johnson
Ken Johnson shares why he became involved with UNC Lineberger's Patient and Family Advisory Council and why he feels volunteering is something everyone should do. [Read more.]
For 7-year-old boy, grandfather’s life is the best birthday gift
Bryson Mittman, grateful for the care his grandfather, Gilbert Casterlow, Jr., PhD, has received, asked people to make donations to UNC Lineberger rather than buy him birthday gifts. [Read more.]
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.]
