January 25, 2022
Tag: Cancer Epidemiology Research Program
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December 22, 2021
Expanded community data project will improve understanding of cancer
UNC Lineberger’s Office of Community Outreach and Engagement has begun a major, new data-driven initiative that will comprehensively describe the cancer burden in North Carolina.
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November 3, 2021
Brewster named associate director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has appointed Wendy Brewster, MD, PhD, as associate director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
![Physician-researcher Lisa Carey in the clinic with a patient](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2021/10/Lisa-Carey-in-clinic-with-patient-600x400.jpeg)
October 5, 2021
$1 million gift furthers landmark study focused on reducing breast cancer disparities, barriers to high quality care
Rich Preyer and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer of Hillsborough, North Carolina, have donated $1 million to support the latest phase of UNC Lineberger’s Carolina Breast Cancer Study.
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March 3, 2020
Five-year survival improves for certain cancers in adolescent and young adults
Researchers identified substantial improvements in five-year survival rates for adolescents and young adults (AYA) diagnosed with certain cancers.
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February 7, 2020
Study shows promise for urine-based test for HPV-linked cervical cancer
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers report a non-invasive screening method for HPV-linked cervical cancer has potential to boost screening access, and warrants further research.
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September 5, 2019
Opportunities unanticipated: The path that led Y. Claire Yang to study social relationships and cancer risk, outcomes
Researchers know our social lives are important to our health, with a lack of relationships linked to heart disease, depression and risk of infection. And, as Y. Claire Yang, PhD, has found, how cancer patients view their social relationships could be a matter of life and death.
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February 28, 2019
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 …
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February 18, 2019
Researchers identify cluster of N.C. counties with higher colorectal cancer death rates
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have uncovered county-level factors linked to higher colorectal cancer mortality rates in a cluster of counties in northeastern North Carolina. In the journal Cancer Epidemiology, researchers report 10 counties in northeastern North Carolina are part of a cluster of counties with higher rates of colorectal cancer …
December 21, 2018