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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – More than 50 patients attended the February 23 Melanoma Patient Day at the Friday Continuing Education Center. Participants heard from melanoma experts on a number of topics, from indoor tanning to the latest clinical trials and treatments, and from experts in genetic testing and psychosocial support....

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Six employees – including UNC Lineberger’s Ruben Gonzalez-Crespo – have been selected by Chancellor Holden Thorp to receive 2011 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Awards, one of the most coveted distinctions the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill gives faculty and staff. Gonzalez-Crespo is a...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Men who have become single fathers as a result of cancer now have a new resource – UNC’s Comprehensive Cancer Support Program (CCSP) began offering a monthly educational series and support program in October of 2010. Group facilitators Justin Yopp, PhD, and Donald Rosenstein, MD, say...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center honored the 2010 recipients of the Lineberger Fellows and the Pagano awards that recognize outstanding research and publications by graduate students. The Joseph S. Pagano Award was established in 2002 to honor outstanding papers by postdoctoral fellows who are first authors...

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...

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...

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, 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...

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...

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...