Week of Events
Spoonflower Made for Good Campaign
15 percent of all Spoonflower home décor sales for the day will be donated to UNC Lineberger’s Clinical Immunotherapy program in memory of one their employees who was a patient at N.C. Cancer Hospital. Launched in Durham, NC, Spoonflower is an online shop for fabric, wallpaper and gift wrap using custom designs by individual users … Read more
Caregiver Support Group
Caregiver Support Group
This group offers support for those currently providing care to a loved one. Hear about effective caregiving and share experiences in comfortable surroundings. The facilitator has led caregiver support groups for more than 30 years. No registration necessary, just come! The group meets every Monday in the Sunroom at the SECU Hospice Home in Pittsboro. … Read more
Glasshalfull Fundraiser
Glasshalfull Fundraiser
Every Tuesday, Glasshalfull in Carrboro donates 10 percent of their sales to UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Drop in for a glass of wine or dinner for a great cause! Glasshalfull is a contemporary American restaurant, bar, and wine shop located in Carrboro, North Carolina. Its food selection is influenced by the cuisine of the … Read more
Young Adult and Teen Meet Up
Young Adult and Teen Meet Up
For young adults and teens in cancer treatment and their friends, partners and family. No need to RSVP, just show up!
Patient Centered Care Lecture: The Role of Patient Support Networks in Cancer Outcomes
Patient Centered Care Lecture: The Role of Patient Support Networks in Cancer Outcomes
Justin Yopp, PhD; Assistant Professor, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Yopp will discuss the role of social support in cancer care delivery and cancer outcomes. As part of this presentation, he will also discuss considerations related to caregivers and to patients who do not … Read more
Using natural killer cells to treat breast cancer metastases
Using natural killer cells to treat breast cancer metastases
Isaac Chan, MD, PhD; Medical Oncology Fellow, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins.
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds: Functional Characterization of BRIP1 Missense Alleles Identified in Ovarian and Early-Onset Breast Cancer
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds: Functional Characterization of BRIP1 Missense Alleles Identified in Ovarian and Early-Onset Breast Cancer
The research of Paul Goodfellow, PhD, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Ohio State and a member of the OSUCCC – James Molecular Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program, centers on understanding the role that loss of DNA-mismatch repair plays in uterine tumor initiation and progression, and on learning how key molecular events … Read more
Kids and Teens Sibling Support Group
Kids and Teens Sibling Support Group
Monthly support meet-up for siblings (ages 6 to 16) of patients treated at UNC. For questions and to RSVP, please call Mary-Claire Derrickson at 984-235-2814 or email Mary at Mary.derrickson@unchealth.unc.edu. Please note that the meeting time is subject to change.