CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A segment discussing oral cancer aired on WRAL on March 30, 2011. The segment featured 28-year-old UNC patient Ashley Scott and Dr. Bhisham Chera, a radiation oncologist at UNC. Dr. Chera is lead author of a recently released study that found an increasing incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral … Read more

“Tet is likely to be one of the important players for stem cell reprogramming.”

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center will lead a clinical trial to test a new option for colorectal cancer patients whose cancer has not responded to first line therapies. Almost 40 percent of patients whose cancers test positive for mutant K-RAS or BRAF genes see their cancers continue to progress on the … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – John Boggess, MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, was honored with a Health Care Heroes Award by the Triangle Business Journal. His Health Care Innovator/Researcher Award was given in recognition of his pioneering work with robotic surgery for gynecologic cancers. Boggess is a member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. … Read more

Prestigious Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Grant funds preclinical studies

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Yesterday, WCHL named Lineberger member, Dr. Joseph DeSimone, a Hometown Hero. Each weekday the station selects a Hometown Hero who goes “over and above the call of duty,” exemplifying excellent service and dedication to others in the community. DeSimone is Chancellor’s Eminent Professor of Chemistry at UNC, William R. Kenan Jr. … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Get Real and Heel, led by Diane Groff, EdD, and Claudio Battaglini, PhD, received just over $71,000 from Susan G. Komen for the Cure® NC Triangle to support Get REAL & HEEL, a 5 month program that provides individualized prescriptive exercise and recreational therapy to women who have completed all chemotherapy, … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The UNC Supportive Care and Consult Service and Clinic’s innovative model of a pharmacist as part of the care team in the outpatient setting continues to attract national attention and interest. The group published an article describing their successful program in the April 1, 2011 issue of the American Journal of … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Neil Hayes, MD, MPH, associate professor in UNC’s Division of Hematology and Oncology, is featured in a video produced by the National Institutes of Health for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project. This video – The Cancer Genome Atlas: The Genetic Basis of Cancer  is one in a series that explores … Read more

Pam is giving back in any way she can to the programs at UNC Lineberger that gave her life back to her.