May 17, 2016
UNC Hospitals' cancer program, whose flagship location is the N.C. Cancer Hospital, has earned national accreditation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, with commendation in three areas: clinical research accrual, reporting of outcomes and oncology nursing care.
May 17, 2016
UNC Lineberger-led research found a low rate of fertility counseling and referral for sperm banking in young men with cancer receiving chemotherapy. The study was led by Natalie Grover, MD, of the UNC School of Medicine Division of Hematology and Oncology.
May 17, 2016
Jonathan Berg, MD, PhD,a UNC Lineberger member and an assistant professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Genetics, was corresponding author of a study that investigated the frequency of pathogenic germline variants in hereditary cancer susceptibility genes in cancer patients undergoing tumor-germline sequencing.
May 17, 2016
James A. Swenberg, PhD, DVM, a UNC Lineberger member and Kenan Distinguished Professor in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, was a co-author on a study published in the journal Nature. Led by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine Department of Genetics and Yale Stem Cell Center, the study identified a new form of DNA modification in mouse embryonic stem cells. Previously, it had been widely accepted that 5-methylcytosine was the only form of DNA methylation in mammalian genomes. The researchers identified N6-methyladenine as another form of DNA modification.
May 17, 2016
UNC Lineberger researchers, led by Kemi Doll, MD, have published a study in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The study looked at referral patterns between centers with high and low volumes of gynecologic oncology care and the treatment women with uterine cancer received there.
May 16, 2016
Katie Hoadley, PhD, an assistant professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Genetics, and Richard Moffitt, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate at UNC Lineberger, joined with scientists around the globe to conduct a comprehensive genomic analysis of adrenocortical carcinoma.
May 16, 2016
A study led by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members Hanna Sanoff and Stacie Dusetzina found that the liver cancer drug sorafenib does not deliver on its promise of 11 months of longer life for some advanced liver patients, and can come with serious side effects and significant out-of-pocket costs.
May 10, 2016
For Eliza “Leeza” Park, MD, caring for people with cancer is not just about the disease - it’s about the person.
May 10, 2016
Published in the journal Science, a study by UNC School of Medicine researchers offers a new route to design the 'cellular machines' needed to understand and battle diseases.
May 9, 2016
The week of May 6-12 is National Nurses Week. At the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the N.C. Cancer Hospital, we've got some of the best. Read this Q&A with Ashley Farmer, BSN, RN, OCN, patient services manager in the Adult Oncology Infusion Center at UNC Hospitals.
