Program News
News and stories about members of the UNC Lineberger Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program
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Prostate cancer treatment: managing side effects
Urologic oncologist Ray Tan, MD, provides an overview of prostate cancer treatments and their side effects, and encourages talking through different options to make a shared decision.
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UNC Lineberger provides $1.3 million in developmental research grants
More than $1.3 million in UNC Lineberger developmental research grants were awarded to 13 faculty members and one postdoctoral trainee this spring.
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Decoding anti-vaping campaigns
Seth Noar, PhD, and Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH, investigate the factors that make vaping prevention ads effective for adolescents and young adults.
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A call to bridge the cancer care – chronic illness management gap
Sam Cykert, MD, published insights on the need to provide a systematic, co-management approach for patients who have cancer and a chronic illness.
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Investing in named professorships to attract and retain world-class faculty
Barbara Savoldo, MD, PhD, and Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, were recently approved as named distinguished professors, one of the highest honors a university bestows to a faculty member.
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Reuland awarded Robert A. Ingram Distinguished Professorship
Dan Reuland, MD, MPH, is the program founder and co-director for the UNC Lineberger Carolina Cancer Screening Initiative, and one of the nation’s leading experts in cancer screening research and implementation.
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Helping patients navigate cancer through treatment and beyond
Bill Wood, MD, MPH, is using real-world data to help make cancer patients’ health care journeys smoother and less stressful.
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Center of Excellence launched
The UNC Lineberger Patient-Reported Outcomes Center of Excellence recently held its inaugural retreat to discuss the center’s goals and research priorities.
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Nielsen selected for NAM Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence program
Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, was selected by the National Academy of Medicine to participate in the 2024 class of the NAM Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence program.
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Basch honored as a ‘Giant of Cancer Care’
OncLive named Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, FASCO, as one of the 2024 Giants of Cancer Care for his pioneering research in the field of patient-reported outcomes.
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UNC researchers to present at American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting
UNC and UNC Lineberger researchers and trainees will be presenting talks and participating in scientific and educational panels and discussions on the latest cancer research at the ASCO Annual Meeting.
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Bell serves on AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report steering committee
UNC Lineberger’s Ronny Bell, PhD, MS, is a member of the steering committee that oversaw the development of the American Association for Cancer Research’s Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024.
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UNC Lineberger names Bell associate director of Cancer Care Access and Excellence
Ronny Bell, PhD, MS, has been appointed associate director of Cancer Care Access and Excellence at UNC Lineberger, a role that seeks to end cancer disparities for North Carolinians and beyond.
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Editorial underscores need to pair lung cancer screening with comprehensive smoking cessation support
Kimberly Shoenbill, MD, PhD, MS, and Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, outline the need for health professionals to work collaboratively to optimize tobacco cessation treatment in patients undergoing lung cancer screening.
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UNC researchers present at American Association for Cancer Research’s 115th Annual Meeting
Researchers and trainees from UNC and UNC Lineberger at will present more than 30 talks and participate in scientific and educational panels and discussions on the latest cancer research.