CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The UNC Comprehensive Cancer Support Program (CCSP) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) co-sponsored the first Latino “Look Good … Feel Better” program on February 15. “Look Good… Feel Better” is a free, non-medical, brand-neutral national public service program created to help individuals with cancer look good, improve their self-esteem, and … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – More than 200 people turned out and registered for the National Marrow Donor Program’s Be The MatchSM Registry during a drive on Tuesday February 23rd. Each year, more than 100,000 Americans are diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other diseases that may require a life-saving bone marrow or stem cell transplant. … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Derek Chiang, PhD, assistant professor of genetics in the UNC School of Medicine, has been named a 2010 Research Fellow by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Chiang is one of 118 recipients of the prestigious award. The Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University Cancer Research Fund Clinical Innovation Awards are designed to foster new research, with a preference given to innovation in patient care and services that should elevate current care models or break new ground at UNC-Chapel Hill in strategic areas within the UCRF’s mission of discovery, innovation, and delivery. These … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – It is not unusual to hear people blame their metabolism after gaining a few pounds. But changes in metabolism – the process that shapes how our bodies turn food into energy — can have much more sinister effects than making it hard to fit into your favorite jeans. In fact, differences … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – More than 57,000 Americans face a diagnosis of kidney cancer each year. Now patients with advanced disease may soon have another treatment option. Physicians who conducted a pilot study at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center found that therapy before surgery with the drug sorafenib can reduce the size of large tumors … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A study by researchers from the UNC Chapel Hill Department of Exercise and Sport Science and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center suggests that breast cancer patients and survivors using a biofeedback technique called HeartMath® can enhance their overall sense of well-being, helping them get to a “new normal” after a cancer … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Asserting that no one should die from cervical cancer, public health researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are leading a multi-state initiative to prevent – or even eradicate – the disease. The Cervical Cancer-Free Initiative is a multi-year project aimed at preventing the disease through vaccination against … Read more

This profile is part of a series highlighting how UNC Lineberger and the UNC School of Medicine are shaping the next generation of cancer researchers and physicians

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – With great sadness, the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health announces the death Feb. 4, 2010, of Jessie Satia, PhD, associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology and special assistant to the School’s dean for diversity. Dr. Satia, 39, died at her home in Chapel Hill after a long illness. “We … Read more