August 14, 2019
Lorelei rings the bell
Seven-year-old Lorelei Partin celebrated completing her chemotherapy treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia by ringing the ceremonial bell in the N.C. Cancer Hospital’s pediatric hematology-oncology clinic.
Category: News from Lineberger
August 13, 2019
Researchers develop method for identifying aggressive breast cancer drivers
Precision cancer medicine requires personalized biomarkers to identify patients who will benefit from specific cancer therapies. In an effort to improve the accuracy of predictions about prognosis for patients with breast cancer and the efficacy of personalized therapy, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have developed a method to precisely identify individual …
August 13, 2019
Workshop offers insight, support after cancer treatment ends
When a person being treated for cancer transitions from the active to post-treatment phase of care, the disruption to what had become routine and familiar can create feelings of uncertainty and anxiety. Recognizing the array of challenges a person may face following treatment, UNC Lineberger is offering a free workshop to help cancer survivors and …
August 13, 2019
Der leads study published in Science Signaling
UNC Lineberger’s Channing Der, PhD, Kenan Distinguished Professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology, was corresponding author of a paper published in Science Signaling. The study identified a potential therapeutic target for patients with KRAS-mutant pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Der and his colleagues described in the paper the use of a screening strategy …
August 13, 2019
Muss leads study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology
UNC Lineberger’s Hyman B. Muss, MD, the Mary Jones Hudson Distinguished Professor in the UNC School of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology and director of UNC Lineberger’s geriatric oncology program, led a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology that found that older patients with early breast cancer had lower rate of recurrence when treated …
August 13, 2019
Nielsen published in JAMA Internal Medicine
UNC Lineberger’s Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, associate professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Urology, was the corresponding author of a paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine that assessed five different guidelines for evaluating blood in the urine. Nielsen and his co-authors, including UNC Lineberger’s Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, and Mihaela Georgieva, PhD, …
August 7, 2019
Charles M. Perou, PhD: From studying one gene, to studying thousands in breast cancer
Before he set out to understand how tens of thousands of genes are behaving in breast cancer, Charles M. Perou, PhD, spent five years hunting one gene. That experience started his journey to becoming a world-renowned expert in genomics.
July 31, 2019
Constellation Brands’ outreach and generosity help cancer patients in need
August in North Carolina can mean many things — back to school, sweltering heat, an end to a great summer — but for those who benefit from UNC Lineberger’s Comprehensive Cancer Support Program, it’s also a time of thanksgiving. For the past nine years, Constellation Brands and Corona wholesalers and retailers across North Carolina have …
July 30, 2019
U.S. News & World Report ranks N.C. Cancer Hospital top cancer center in North Carolina
UNC Hospitals – and its North Carolina Cancer Hospital, the clinical home of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center – was ranked as the top cancer center in North Carolina and 27th nationally in the U.S. News & World Report 2019-20 Best Hospitals survey.
July 25, 2019
St. Baldrick’s awards grant to Alexander to study resistant leukemia
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation has awarded a research grant to University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center physician-scientist Thomas Alexander, MD, MPH, to support his research focused on the biology of acute lymphoblastic leukemia that doesn’t fully respond to treatment. The grant, for $94,800, is from the latest round of grants from the St. …