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.
Patient, doctor connect through rare cancer diagnosis
Lily Newton was 14 when diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in 2011. Grateful for the care Ian Davis, MD, PhD, provided, Newton says cancer has affected her in many ways, including helping shape her life direction. [Read more.]
Geriatric oncology symposium highlights the 'growing edge' of cancer therapy
UNC Lineberger’s annual geriatric oncology symposium featured speakers from across a range of medical disciplines and institutions, including Hyman Muss, MD, who co-chaired the event with Jan Busy-Whitehead, MD, and Trevor Jolly, MBBS. [Read more.]
Results 'encouraging' from phase II trial for relapsed acute myeloid leukemia
Joshua Zeidner, MD, reported that some relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia patients responded to an experimental treatment of high-dose chemotherapy followed by an immune checkpoint inhibitor. [Read 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.]
