July 23, 2023
Tag: Cancer Epidemiology Research Program
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July 17, 2023
Lund, Henderson awarded NCI grant to study impacts of low-dose CT lung cancer screening outside clinical trials
Jennifer Lund, PhD, MSPH, and Louise Henderson, PhD, will use the $1.76 million grant to study the real-world benefits and harms of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography.
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June 13, 2023
UNC Lineberger faculty, trainees present research, receive honors at Society of Gynecologic Oncology annual meeting
UNC Lineberger was well represented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology 2023 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer in Tampa, Florida.
May 15, 2023
Patient Engagement HIT: At-Home HPV Testing Kits Could Close Cervical Cancer Screening Gaps
May 11, 2023
AJMC: Mailing At-Home HPV Tests May Boost Cervical Cancer Screening Rates in Underscreened Women
May 11, 2023
Becker’s Hospital Review: Mailed HPV kits increase screening uptake 72%, UNC finds
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May 11, 2023
Cervical cancer screening doubles when under-screened women are mailed testing kits
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.
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April 10, 2023
American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting to feature UNC Lineberger experts, research
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.
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March 17, 2023
Approaching epidemiology with empathy
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.
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March 7, 2023
Elmore shares her perspective as a physician and a patient on NEJM podcast
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.”