June 13, 2016
A study led by UNC Lineberger researchers determined that black women with advanced breast cancer were less likely to receive supportive care medications, like antidepressants and sleep aids, than white patients. They also were less likely to enroll in hospice care, and more likely to get intensive treatment at the end of their lives.
June 10, 2016
UNC Lineberger member Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, a researcher who investigates drug pricing and insurance policy issues, will present today to the President’s Cancer Panel, and advisory group to president.
June 7, 2016
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers were in Chicago June 3-7 for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.
June 6, 2016
A national health claims analysis of cancer patients who were younger than age 65 and had metastatic disease revealed that nearly two-thirds were admitted to the hospital or visited the emergency room in the last 30 days of their lives. The UNC Lineberger researchers, who presented the study outcomes at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago, also found that nearly a third of patients died in the hospital.
June 6, 2016
Noel T. Brewer, PhD, and his UNC Lineberger colleagues report in JAMA Internal Medicine findings from their study that demonstrated that attaching graphic warning images to cigarette packs increased smokers' attempts to quit.
June 3, 2016
In a preliminary finding presented at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago, UNC Lineberger researchers Wendy Brewster, MD, PhD, and Temitope Keku, PhD, revealed they have found bacteria in the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Researchers also uncovered a trend toward a distinct bacterial profile in women with ovarian cancer.
June 3, 2016
More than one-in-four cancer patients had to pay more for medical care than they could afford, according to a study led by UNC Lineberger researchers. A reported 18 percent were unable to afford their prescription medications. The findings were presented at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago.
June 1, 2016
UNC Lineberger member Lisa A. Carey, MD, has been appointed co-chair of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Breast Committee. The national organization is responsible for developing new trials, ensuring each project’s scientific excellence, operational efficiency and productivity, and promoting collaboration with other NCI-funded clinical trials groups.
June 1, 2016
Alison Brenner, PhD, MPH, deputy director of research for the Decision Support Lab at the Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services, was first author and Dan Reuland, MD, MPH, a UNC Lineberger member and professor in the UNC School of Medicine, was senior author of a paper published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Multiple other UNC researchers were collaborators on the study, called "Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vulnerable Patients."
June 1, 2016
Tracy L. Rose, MD, a fellow in the UNC School of Medicine Division of Hematology and Oncology, was first author, and Matthew I. Milowsky, MD, a UNC Lineberger member, medical director of the N.C. Cancer Hospital and associate professor in the UNC School of Medicine, was senior author of a study published in the journal Cancer. Additional UNC Lineberger members co-authored the study.
