Whether they see themselves as tough or just self-reliant, men are less likely than women to seek routine, preventive medical care, like blood pressure and cholesterol screenings. However, a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests that African-American men delay going to the doctor because they do not trust the … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – In 2006, a team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill schools of Public Health and Medicine and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center found that breast cancer in younger African American women is more likely to be the more aggressive basal-like (or triple-negative) subtype – one factor thought to … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Developed by biomedical engineers at Duke University and successfully tested on patients during a clinical trial led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , the device holds the promise of being a less invasive method for testing patients suspected of having Barrett’s esophagus, a change in the lining … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Men are more willing to receive human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine when they learn the vaccine can prevent cancer, according to a recent University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study. The research reinforces hopes that a related decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month will lead to fewer … Read more

An Interview With Oncology Clinical Pharmacist John Valgus, PharmD, BCOP, CPP

The tables are covered with festive cloths and centerpieces. The entrees prepared by Chapel Hill area restaurant chefs. But this dining venue is open only on Tuesday evenings for a special group: caregivers and family members of patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation at the N.C. Cancer Hospital. The weekly gathering is the idea of Gayl … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, NC – Roundworms and humans have more in common than you’d think. That’s why the first-ever integrated analysis of the molecular processes that control genome function in an animal has the potential to speed understanding of the molecular processes in human cells. A collaborative group of scientists across the world, including researchers at … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, NC – William Bunn, eight years old, died of neuroblastoma in July 2010, weeks after being made an honorary police officer by the Raleigh Police Department, fulfilling a dream of William’s. Ian Davis, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics and genetics, and William’s doctor, was presented with a citation from Raleigh Police Department … Read more

The second geriatric oncology retreat featured a guest speaker from City of Hope Medical Center, Dr. Arti Hurria, who gave a talk titled “Defining Resilience.” Dr. Hurria is an associate professor of medical oncology, director of the cancer and aging research program and editor of the new Journal of Geriatric Oncology. “This opening talk defines … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, NC -When Anita Tieman and her mother, Gail Robertson, of Yorktown, VA, wanted to make a holiday card for the infusion staff, they made an especially sweet one. They presented their unique holiday card during a visit to the infusion clinic on December 6. Gail Robertson is being treated for breast cancer. Tieman … Read more