Cancer Epidemiology Research Program Archives

May 15, 2023

Patient Engagement HIT: At-Home HPV Testing Kits Could Close Cervical Cancer Screening Gaps

A woman holds a stamped, padded mailer envelope.

Jennifer Smith, PhD, MPH, Noel Brewer, PhD, and colleagues report mailing HPV self-collection tests and offering assistance to book in-clinic screening appointments to under-screened, low-income women improved cervical cancer screening nearly two-fold compared to scheduling assistance alone.

UNC Lineberger faculty and trainees will be presenting their research findings and sharing their insights at education sessions during the American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting April 14-19.

UNC Lineberger's Marc Emerson, PhD, shares how his experiences growing up in Navajo Nation guide his research on health equity in American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.

Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH, talks about how her experience with illness has shaped her as a physician and patient advocate in the first episode of the podcast “Not Otherwise Specified.”

Patient in a hospital bed holds their caregiver's hand

A study led by Katherine Reeder-Hayes, MD, MBA, MS, found that Black patients and patients living in certain regions experience greater delays.

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.

Exteriors of the UNC Lineberger and Marsico Hall buildings

Twelve UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members were named to Clarivate’s 2022 Highly Cited Researchers list.

Tag: Cancer Epidemiology Research Program

Patient Engagement HIT: At-Home HPV Testing Kits Could Close Cervical Cancer Screening Gaps

AJMC: Mailing At-Home HPV Tests May Boost Cervical Cancer Screening Rates in Underscreened Women

Becker’s Hospital Review: Mailed HPV kits increase screening uptake 72%, UNC finds

Cervical cancer screening doubles when under-screened women are mailed testing kits

American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting to feature UNC Lineberger experts, research

Approaching epidemiology with empathy

Elmore shares her perspective as a physician and a patient on NEJM podcast

Race and geography linked to different risks of breast cancer treatment delays

UNC Lineberger researchers present findings at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

UNC Lineberger faculty recognized as world’s most highly cited researchers