March 2, 2010
UNC Physicians Leaders in New Radiation Treatment Guidelines
QUANTEC review replaces 20-year old guidelines
March 2, 2010
QUANTEC review replaces 20-year old guidelines
March 1, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Imagine that you are a doctor who treats cancer patients every day at a leading academic medical center. In the course of evaluating each patient, you ask them about their health behaviors and find that many of them – despite being diagnosed with cancer – are current smokers. What do you …
February 25, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The UNC Comprehensive Cancer Support Program (CCSP) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) co-sponsored the first Latino “Look Good … Feel Better” program on February 15. “Look Good… Feel Better” is a free, non-medical, brand-neutral national public service program created to help individuals with cancer look good, improve their self-esteem, and …
February 24, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – More than 200 people turned out and registered for the National Marrow Donor Program’s Be The MatchSM Registry during a drive on Tuesday February 23rd. Each year, more than 100,000 Americans are diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other diseases that may require a life-saving bone marrow or stem cell transplant. …
February 22, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Derek Chiang, PhD, assistant professor of genetics in the UNC School of Medicine, has been named a 2010 Research Fellow by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Chiang is one of 118 recipients of the prestigious award. The Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of …
February 19, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University Cancer Research Fund Clinical Innovation Awards are designed to foster new research, with a preference given to innovation in patient care and services that should elevate current care models or break new ground at UNC-Chapel Hill in strategic areas within the UCRF’s mission of discovery, innovation, and delivery. These …
February 18, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – It is not unusual to hear people blame their metabolism after gaining a few pounds. But changes in metabolism – the process that shapes how our bodies turn food into energy — can have much more sinister effects than making it hard to fit into your favorite jeans. In fact, differences …
February 17, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – More than 57,000 Americans face a diagnosis of kidney cancer each year. Now patients with advanced disease may soon have another treatment option. Physicians who conducted a pilot study at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center found that therapy before surgery with the drug sorafenib can reduce the size of large tumors …
February 16, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A study by researchers from the UNC Chapel Hill Department of Exercise and Sport Science and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center suggests that breast cancer patients and survivors using a biofeedback technique called HeartMath® can enhance their overall sense of well-being, helping them get to a “new normal” after a cancer …
February 15, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Asserting that no one should die from cervical cancer, public health researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are leading a multi-state initiative to prevent – or even eradicate – the disease. The Cervical Cancer-Free Initiative is a multi-year project aimed at preventing the disease through vaccination against …