Program News
News and stories about members of the UNC Lineberger Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program
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2026 Hettleman Prizes awarded to five exceptional early-career faculty
The annual Hettleman Prizes have been awarded to promising faculty members who exemplify groundbreaking and innovative research, including UNC Lineberger members Daniel Dominguez, PhD, and Carmina G. Valle, PhD, MPH.
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Cancer Health honors Thom for cancer financial toxicity research
UNC Lineberger’s Bridgette Thom, PhD, has been recognized by Cancer Health for her efforts to help cancer patients navigate the financial challenges of healthcare.
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UNC Lineberger receives ZERO Prostate Cancer grant to expand prostate cancer screening in rural North Carolina
The grant will support Check & Protect: UNC Prostate Cancer Awareness and Screening Initiative, a community‑based pilot program designed to expand prostate cancer education, screening and early detection among men at increased risk.
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UNC physician experts call for systems-based approach to prostate cancer screening decisions
Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, and Marc Bjurlin, DO, MSc, call for shared decision-making about prostate cancer screening to be built into health care systems, not left to individual clinicians alone, in a new editorial in the Journal of Urology.