![Breast tumor cells can escape drug treatment because cells can take multiple paths through the cell cycle, and only some of these paths are blocked by the drug.](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2024/03/cell-cycle-paths-illustration-Spanheimer-Purvis-research-feature.png)
February 8, 2024
The path of escape: How breast tumor cells avoid common cancer therapy
A team of UNC researchers investigated how cell cycle flexibility allows tumor cells to escape the effect of anti-cancer drugs that target cell division.
February 8, 2024
A team of UNC researchers investigated how cell cycle flexibility allows tumor cells to escape the effect of anti-cancer drugs that target cell division.
February 7, 2024
Missy Van Lokeren was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2018, and has became a patient advocate spreading awareness for tissue donation through the Patients And Researchers Together (PART) program.
February 2, 2024
The grant will support Mya Roberson, PhD, MSPH, to develop culturally responsive educational content aimed at increasing cancer family history sharing, genetic testing knowledge, and awareness among Black families.
January 29, 2024
The American College of Surgeons has named UNC Hospitals as an ACS Surgical Quality Partner for participating in two of its quality programs.
January 26, 2024
A new partnership created the first joint recruitment and appointment of two tenure-track faculty members at UNC Lineberger and the UNC School of Social Work.
January 26, 2024
Neuro-oncologist Soma Sengupta, MD, PhD, discusses glioblastoma symptoms, standard treatment and clinical trials.
January 23, 2024
The 13th annual UNC-Duke Viral Oncology and AIDS Malignancy Symposium featured talks and poster presentations on the latest research and insights in the field.
January 17, 2024
In an editorial published in JAMA, Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, and colleagues endorse the use of simulation models to assess the impact of cancer control initiatives.
January 16, 2024
“To our knowledge, this is the first prospective trial to look at gene mutations using state-of-the-art gene sequencing in this population,” said study author and UNC Lineberger member Naim Rashid, PhD.
January 10, 2024
New findings from Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD, and colleagues show how the cGAS-STING pathway is unleashed to prevent cancer formation by detecting DNA damage within cells.