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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.
Study finds higher risk of breast cancer for women after childbirth
Hazel Nichols, PhD, and collaborators have identified an elevated breast cancer risk after childbirth in women younger than 55. Researchers say childbirth does offer a protective benefit, but it can take more than two decades to emerge. [Read more.]
Study shows promise for fighting relapsed blood cancer with CAR-T, chemo
Natalie Grover, MD, presented research at the American Society of Hematology meeting that showed that CAR-T therapy for Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma expressing the CD30 protein marker was safe and generated “excellent” responses when used after a chemotherapy regimen. [Read more.]
NCI names Mayer interim director of cancer survivorship
Deborah K. Mayer, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN, will serve as interim director of cancer survivorship at the National Cancer Institute while maintaining her responsibilities at UNC, including overseeing a clinical practice working with breast cancer survivors. [Read more.]
By solving a gene repair mystery, scientists uncover an exception to biology’s rules
Dale Ramsden, PhD, and his colleagues published a major study in the journal Science revealing surprising findings about the way major breaks in our DNA are repaired. [Read more.]
Scientists train a computer to classify breast cancer tumors
Using technology similar to the type that powers facial recognition on a smartphone, Charles M. Perou, PhD, Melissa Troester, PhD, and Heather D. Couture have trained a computer to analyze breast cancer images and then classify the tumors with high accuracy. [Read more.]
