CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Hy Muss, MD, professor of medicine and leader of the UNC Lineberger Geriatric Oncology Program, was co-author of a paper reporting results of a mammography study of women with a personal history of breast cancer. The study, the results of which were published in the February 23, 2011 Journal of the … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A new finding by a UNC scientist and Australian colleagues demonstrates that the rising cost of cancer care is compelling Westernized countries to quickly adopt screening programs. Michael Pignone, MD, MPH, is co-author of a study published in the February 21, 2011 Medical Journal of Australia about colon cancer screening in … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Bans on using credit cards to pay for cigarettes bought on Internet sites – combined with bans on commercial shippers delivering the products – appear to have effectively reduced the size and reach of the online cigarette sales industry, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows. The … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher and innovator, Joseph M. DeSimone , PhD, has received the 2010 Mentor Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science . The award honors association members who have mentored significant numbers of underrepresented students – such as women, minorities and persons … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Since the opening of the N.C. Cancer Hospital in September 2009, UNC’s cancer team has seen an increase of almost 30 percent in the number of patients being screened, diagnosed, evaluated and treated for cancer. Now, thanks to the generosity of private donors, UNC’s cancer care team can do even more. … Read more

UNC Lineberger’s Carolina Well and the Comprehensive Cancer Support Program (CCSP) offered a workshop on “Cancer Transitions: Promoting Wellness & Group Process” for community outreach coordinators and their community partners as well for interested UNC nurses and staff. More than 20 professionals took part, including staff from the Marion Shepard Cancer Center in Washington; Alamance … Read more

James P. Evans, MD, PhD is lead author of a commentary about the potential of genomic medicine.

Weili Lin, PhD, has been appointed Director of the UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC).

UNC Lineberger member Kurt Ribisl, PhD, was part of the study’s research team.

Sixty physicians at the University of North Carolina Hospitals are listed in the latest version of “America’s Top Doctors,” a compilation that is published annually by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. Of those, 32 are members of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center or involved in UNC Cancer Care’s multidisciplinary programs.