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A staff member of the UNC Lineberger ACT Facility holds and inspects a small bottle with a light orange liquid.

UNC Lineberger’s Advanced Cellular Therapeutics Facility is helping to improve personalized CAR T-cell therapy for patients in North Carolina and around the world.

Research led by Emily Ray, MD, developed a new prognostic model using routine clinical data to flag declining health and support timelier, patient-centered care.

Ray Tan, MD, is leading a new research initiative aimed at improving how patients and healthcare providers make decisions about prostate cancer screening. The project, known as TRUST-PSA, has been awarded up to $1.5 million.

Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov, PhD, and two trainees in a lab.

A five-year funding renewal will extend the Carolina Cancer Nanotechnology Training Program’s work preparing future scientists to improve cancer detection and treatment through nanotechnology.

Melissa Troester, PhD, has been named the Barbara Sorenson Hulka Distinguished Professor in Cancer Epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. She serves at the associate director of population sciences at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Three cancer researchers at a lab bench examining a sample.

Jessica Thaxton, PhD, has been awarded a prestigious $700,000 grant from the Mathers Foundation to support research into the role of the endoplasmic reticulum in T-cell metabolism and cancer development.

A doctor meets with a patient in a clinic exam room to discuss test results.

As part of following the recommended cervical cancer screening schedule, here’s what you need to know about abnormal pap results and what to do next.

Headshots of Stephanie Wheeler and Alison Brenner.

Led by Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, and Alison Brenner, PhD, researchers will develop and implement new strategies to address common barriers to care and reach patients due for screenings for breast, colorectal, lung, and cervical cancers.

Cancer treatment tends to focus on tumor removal and cancer cell reduction, but for some women with breast cancer, treatment also includes rebuilding. If you are a woman who undergoes breast removal surgery, a mastectomy, you may choose a surgical process known as breast reconstruction.

The Get Real and Heel exercise program became a central part of recovery for Jennifer Fusco when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The 12-week, expert-led program for cancer patients consists of cardio, strength, balance and flexibility training.

Category: News from Lineberger

Building better CAR T-cells for cancer treatment

UNC study develops data-driven tool to help oncologists identify high-risk periods for metastatic breast cancer patients

Tan leads CDC-funded study to improve prostate cancer screening conversations

Preparing a new generation to transform cancer research

Troester named distinguished professor

Thaxton awarded prestigious grant for T-cell metabolism research

Your pap test was abnormal—now what?

UNC Lineberger and OHSU receive $4 million to address barriers to cancer screening across North Carolina, Oregon

What it’s like to have breast reconstruction after mastectomy

Local cancer survivor gets real and heals via groundbreaking program at UNC