December 7, 2022
Tag: Breast Cancer Research Program
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December 6, 2022
UNC Lineberger researchers present findings at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
UNC Lineberger researchers and colleagues will be presenting the latest findings from basic, translational and clinical studies at the 45th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
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November 18, 2022
UNC Lineberger faculty recognized as world’s most highly cited researchers
Twelve UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members were named to Clarivate’s 2022 Highly Cited Researchers list.
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September 13, 2022
Specific sequence of drugs reduces cost of treating metastatic breast cancer while preserving quality of life
Researchers developed three different computer models to predict how a hypothetical set of patients with specific types of metastatic breast cancer would respond to different sequences and types of chemotherapy.
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June 17, 2022
Study finds that accurate diagnostic mammography outcomes vary by racial and ethnic groups
A study by Sarah J. Nyante, PhD, MSPH, and colleagues found that the rate of diagnostic accuracy is highest in non‐Hispanic white women and lowest in Hispanic women.
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December 15, 2020
Study illustrates how obesity-related comorbidities may contribute to mortality gap between Black and white women with early breast cancer
Kirsten Nyrop, PhD, and colleagues found Black women with early breast cancer had higher rates of obesity and other health conditions that can affect outcomes, compared with white women.
![Kirsten Nyrop and Hy Muss](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2020/04/Nyrop-Muss-feature-600x400.png)
April 21, 2020
Study reveals communication gap between women, doctors about breast cancer treatment symptoms
Kirsten Nyrop, PhD, Hyman Muss, MD, and colleagues compared how women with breast cancer rated the severity of 17 of their own symptoms with physician ratings of chemotherapy toxicity.
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September 16, 2019
Susan G. Komen awards nearly $1.5M in breast cancer research grants to UNC Lineberger
Susan G. Komen® today announced it was providing $1.45 million in research grants to three UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members as part of a national campaign focused on metastatic breast cancer, developing new, more-effective treatments, and addressing disparities in breast cancer outcomes. The grants support Komen’s commitment to achieve its Bold Goal to reduce …
![Hector L. Franco, PhD](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2019/01/hector-franco-600x400.jpeg)
January 16, 2019
Franco explores the human genome in the hunt for novel cancer treatments
Though he aspired for a career in marine biology, UNC Lineberger’s Hector L. Franco, PhD, discovered the field genetics at college, which led him to change his academic focus and earn a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular genetics.
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November 19, 2018
Scientists train a computer to classify breast cancer tumors
Using technology similar to the type that powers facial recognition on a smartphone, Charles M. Perou, PhD, Melissa Troester, PhD, and Heather D. Couture have trained a computer to analyze breast cancer images and then classify the tumors with high accuracy.