Program News
News and stories about members of the UNC Lineberger Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program
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Race and geography linked to different risks of breast cancer treatment delays
A study led by Katherine Reeder-Hayes, MD, MBA, MS, found that Black patients and patients living in certain regions experience greater delays.
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UNC Lineberger and UNC researchers discuss latest research at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
UNC Lineberger researchers will present the latest findings from studies and lead educational sessions at the 64th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Dec. 10-13.
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UNC Lineberger faculty recognized as world’s most highly cited researchers
Twelve UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members were named to Clarivate’s 2022 Highly Cited Researchers list.
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UNC researchers to use $3 million grant to improve cervical cancer screening and treatment
The NCI awarded Jennifer Smith, PhD, Lameck Chinula, MD, and colleagues a grant to develop cost-effective screening and treatment strategies for invasive cervical cancer in women living with HIV in low and middle-income countries.
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UNC researchers find FDA Real Cost ads reduce teen openness to vaping
Seth Noar, PhD, and colleagues report in JAMA Network Open that the Food and Drug Administration’s Real Cost ads lowered the extent to which teens were open to vaping.
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Biological pathways provide evidence for how to overcome barriers limiting cancer immunotherapies
UNC Lineberger researchers have found a possible way to overcome barriers that block anti-cancer immune responses. Their findings could have implications for treating solid tumors, including breast and pancreatic cancer.
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Moon awarded two liver cancer research grants
Andrew Moon, MD, MPH, received grants to support his research on treatment choices for liver cancer and patient level data meta-analysis.
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Accurate assessment of heart rhythm can optimize chemotherapy use
Using the wrong mathematical formula to assess heartbeat rhythms may lead oncologists to inappropriately stop life-saving chemotherapy, according to research findings from UNC Lineberger scientists.
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Specific sequence of drugs reduces cost of treating metastatic breast cancer while preserving quality of life
Researchers developed three different computer models to predict how a hypothetical set of patients with specific types of metastatic breast cancer would respond to different sequences and types of chemotherapy.
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UNC AYA Cancer Program names first physician liaison
The UNC Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program announced Jake Stein, MD, MPH, as the inaugural AYA Oncology Liaison.
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Using telehealth to regularly report symptoms improved overall well-being for patients with advanced cancer
Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, FASCO, reports that people with advanced cancer who reported their symptoms weekly using an electronic survey had better outcomes compared to those who were evaluated less frequently via in-person clinical visits.
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Sanoff offers perspective on a promising rectal cancer study in the New England Journal of Medicine
Hanna K. Sanoff, MD, MPH, is the author of a viewpoint that provides a perspective on the evolving treatment of rectal cancer in light of findings from a phase II clinical trial using the drug dostarlimab.
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Nurse-researcher takes on new roles in leadership, education
Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, has been a mentor to nurses and clinical health professionals for more than a decade. She is nationally recognized for her research expertise in adult care, palliative and supportive care, acute myeloid leukemia, interprofessional collaboration, and workforce development.
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Study reveals most effective anti-vaping messages for teens
Seth Noar, PhD, Marcella Boynton, PhD, and colleagues report that effective anti-vaping advertisements geared to teens have the greatest impact when they emphasize adverse consequences and harms.
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Cousins team up to support oncologist, research
Cousins Susan Hall and Harold Malion support the Urologic Oncology Fund for Excellence and the work of UNC Lineberger’s Angela Smith, MD, MS.