June 2, 2019
Tag: Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program
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June 2, 2019
Men with early-stage prostate cancer who choose active surveillance often don’t follow monitoring guidelines
Preliminary results from a University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center study found that just 15 percent of a group of men in North Carolina with early-stage prostate cancer who choose active surveillance instead of treatment followed the recommended monitoring guidelines. The findings, which were presented today at the American Society of Clinical Oncology …
May 20, 2019
Cure: Patient, Heal Thyself: Those Who Self-Report Symptoms May Live Longer
May 15, 2019
Triangle Business Journal: Could there be racial bias in cancer treatment? UNC research looks for solutions
May 14, 2019
Health IT Analytics: System-Based Intervention Cuts Racial Disparities in Cancer Care
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May 2, 2019
Cancer patients, doctors find healing, health in exercise
UNC Lineberger’s Get Real and Heel is a free exercise program for cancer survivors that offers a dedicated workout space staffed by trainers who develop individualized plans to help people manage cancer treatment-related symptoms and improve their chances of survivorship while increasing their quality of life.
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April 23, 2019
Chen elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center member Ronald Chen, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, was elected as a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, one of the nation’s oldest and most respected medical honor societies. He was formally inducted into the society during the joint meeting of the Association …
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April 4, 2019
Remembering Paul Godley, UNC School of Medicine Vice Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Paul Godley, MD, PhD, MPP, UNC School of Medicine’s Vice Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, passed away Sunday, March 31. “All of us at the UNC School of Medicine deeply respected Paul, and he will be greatly missed by everyone fortunate enough to have known him,” said Wesley Burks, MD, Dean of the UNC School …
March 5, 2019
NCI Cancer Currents: Multipronged Approach Eliminates Racial Disparities in Early-Stage Lung Cancer Treatment
March 4, 2019