August 7, 2019
Before he set out to understand how tens of thousands of genes are behaving in breast cancer, Charles M. Perou, PhD, spent five years hunting one gene. That experience started his journey to becoming a world-renowned expert in genomics.
July 1, 2019
In the time it takes for an Amazon Prime delivery to arrive, cells damaged by chemotherapy can almost completely fix their most important DNA. That is the case in the livers of mice at least, according to a new study from UNC School of medicine researchers. The lab of Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, …
May 6, 2019
OncLive has named UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Charles M. Perou, PhD, as a 2019 Giant of Cancer Care. Perou is being honored for his scientific achievements that have advanced the field of cancer diagnostics and is one of 15 cancer clinicians and scientists who will be recognized at the Giants of Cancer Care Winners’ …
January 16, 2019
In March of 2011, when she was 14 years old, Lily Newton was diagnosed with a rare cancer of the bone and soft tissue called Ewing sarcoma. Cancer changed Newton’s life in more ways than she could have imagined.
November 14, 2018
Dale Ramsden, PhD, and his colleagues published a major study in the journal Science revealing surprising findings about the way major breaks in our DNA are repaired.
April 5, 2018
A study by researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Network, and led by UNC Lineberger's Katherine Hoadley, PhD, supports an additional classification for human tumors.
April 5, 2018
UNC Lineberger researchers led two major projects to mark the finale of The Cancer Genome Atlas project, which was backed by the National Cancer Institute and National Human Genome Research Institute.
July 27, 2016
When Beth Silverstein tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation, she knew she had to make some tough decisions about her health. But she wasn't alone. Her faith, her family and her multi-disciplinary health care team at UNC Lineberger were with her every step of the way.
October 8, 2015
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers helped lead an effort by The Cancer Genome Atlas Network of researchers to map the genetic drivers of invasive lobular carcinoma, the second most commonly diagnosed invasive form of breast cancer. They found that this cancer type may be at least three different diseases that differ in their microenvironmental features and outcomes.
September 22, 2015
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and eight other leading cancer research institutions have won a five-year, $12 million grant to try to find treatments for a group of cancers linked to mutations in the NF1 gene.