November 19, 2018
Yearly Archives: 2018
November 16, 2018
Researchers identify resistance mechanism to possible pancreatic cancer treatment
In the journal Cancer Cell, UNC Lineberger's Channing Der, PhD, and colleagues described how pancreatic cancer may develop resistance to ERK inhibitors in pancreatic cancer.
November 16, 2018
Medpage Today: At-Home Cervical Swab Kit Offers Valid Results
November 15, 2018
Researchers awarded $5.5M to improve colorectal cancer screening in North Carolina
UNC Lineberger's Daniel S. Reuland, MD, MPH, and others involved in the Carolina Cancer Screening Initiative, received a grant from the National Cancer Institute to boost screening for the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
November 14, 2018
By solving a mystery of gene repair, 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.
November 14, 2018
OncLive: Hospital Lauded for Innovative Solution to Drug Waste Problem
November 14, 2018
Medscape: Mailed HPV Tests Help Identify Women at Risk for Cervical Cancer
November 13, 2018
Der receives NCI Outstanding Investigator Award
The National Cancer Institute’s Outstanding Investigator Award supports accomplished leaders in cancer research.
November 12, 2018
Basch published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology
UNC Lineberger's Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, professor in the UNC School of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology and director of the UNC Lineberger Cancer Outcomes Research Program, was corresponding author of a study designed to assess the feasibility and resource requirements associated with implementing the National Cancer Institute's Patient-Reported Outcomes Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events in a multi-center trial.
November 8, 2018
A cancer diagnosis changed their wedding plans, but strengthened their bond
A diagnosis with a rare type of blood cancer called acute promyelocytic leukemia just days before his wedding influenced Dustin Riedesel's perspective on marriage, and inspired him and his now-wife, Katie, to raise money to support cancer research.