January 16, 2020
Comparison shopping for airfare, a TV, or a car can be straightforward online. The same cannot be said for checking what hospitals charge for a standard radiation treatment for prostate cancer, according to a report published in JAMA Oncology. Trevor Royce, MD, MPH, MS, of the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, is …
January 14, 2020
The Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, in conjunction with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, has presented a Young Investigator Award to UNC Lineberger’s Emily Ray, MD, MPH. Ray, who is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of hematology/oncology at UNC School of Medicine, will use the one year, …
January 14, 2020
UNC Lineberger’s Christopher Dittus, DO, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at UNC School of Medicine, is the editor of a new book that provides a comprehensive review of how to diagnose and manage rare lymphomas, with a focus on novel treatment approaches. UNC Lineberger faculty and trainees contributed chapters to the volume. “Novel Therapeutics for …
January 14, 2020
An early-stage clinical study investigating a method of boosting the body’s defenses against two blood cancers found the drug pomalidomide could be safely added to conventional treatments, and help improve immune function. University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Joshua Zeidner, MD, assistant professor in the UNC School of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology, …
January 13, 2020
A study led by UNC Lineberger's Tim Gershon, MD, PhD, shows new evidence to explain how drug resistance develops in a major subtype of medulloblastoma.
January 10, 2020
UNC Lineberger’s Channing Der, PhD, Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology, was co-corresponding author of a paper published in Cancer Discovery. Antje Schaefer, PhD, research assistant professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology, was co-first author. In the study, researchers identified a new potential …
January 9, 2020
The care team at UNC Lineberger helped Mary Gillam beat the odds and become a pancreatic cancer survivor. “I truly could not have gotten through this without Chapel Hill’s support,” she said. “The whole team has been outstanding.”
January 6, 2020
Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, makes an impact on cancer care by using one of the best tools in his medical arsenal – cancer patients themselves. He is a leader in patient-reported outcomes research.
December 23, 2019
The staff at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has worked diligently this holiday season to ensure patients, and their families, feel at-home while receiving treatment. Join us as we look back at UNC Lineberger’s holiday season. Tree of Hope at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital In December, patients and their guests were invited to write …
December 19, 2019
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has elected UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Lisa A. Carey, MD, FASCO, to its Board of Directors.