Program News - UNC Lineberger

Family honors husband and father’s legacy with research fund

To honor the life of Craig Murray, his wife and daughter created an ocular melanoma research fund at UNC Lineberger that bears his name.

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Melanoma patient has bright outlook after bout with cancer

A melanoma diagnosis started Bob Harding on a cancer journey that brought him to the experts at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital.

Immunotherapy for lung and other cancers may also be beneficial for rare skin cancer

Immunotherapies effective against lung cancer and melanoma may also work against cutaneous angiosarcoma, a rare and highly aggressive skin tumor.

Researchers identify strategy to block immunosuppressive signals in melanoma

Cancer cells have a clever approach to avoid key immune cells intent on killing them. Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center report in the journal Cancer Immunology Research they have developed a strategy to shut down signals that keep cancer-killing immune cells from infiltrating melanoma. By blocking receptors on the … Continued

Patients, researchers seek melanoma solutions

Ten years after he first discovered cancerous brown marks growing on his shoulder, Michael Martin learned the skin cancer was back. He already had the melanoma removed surgically twice, but the cancer came back a third time, and it had spread. Now the cancer was on his lung — the cancerous cells were surgically removed … Continued

Melanoma Patient Day symposium to include talks on treatment, nutrition

The University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the N.C. Cancer Hospital are partnering with the Melanoma Research Foundation to host Melanoma Patient Day, an afternoon symposium offering information and support for patients with melanoma. The event will be held May 6 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the William and Ida Friday … Continued

Genetic features linked to higher melanoma risk, study confirms

Blistering sunburns, fair skin and a family history of skin cancer are known risk factors for developing melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. A new study led by a University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher confirms that certain inherited genetic features are also linked to a person’s melanoma risk. In a … Continued

New studies aim to improve melanoma diagnosis

A pair of studies led by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers could aid in improved diagnosis for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The studies, led by UNC Lineberger’s Nancy Thomas, MD, PhD, Irene & Robert Alan Briggaman Distinguished Professor and Chair in the UNC School of Medicine Department of … Continued