Andrew Smitherman, MD, MSc, was awarded a two-year, $200,000 Hyundai Young Investigator Grant to investigate approaches to identify pediatric, adolescent and young adult cancer patients most at risk for late stage treatment side-effects.
When a person being treated for cancer transitions from the active to post-treatment phase of care, the disruption to what had become routine and familiar can create feelings of uncertainty and anxiety. Recognizing the array of challenges a person may face following treatment, UNC Lineberger is offering a free workshop to help cancer survivors and … Continued
UNC Lineberger’s Hyman B. Muss, MD, the Mary Jones Hudson Distinguished Professor in the UNC School of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology and director of UNC Lineberger’s geriatric oncology program, led a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology that found that older patients with early breast cancer had lower rate of recurrence when treated … Continued
UNC Lineberger’s Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, associate professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Urology, was the corresponding author of a paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine that assessed five different guidelines for evaluating blood in the urine. Nielsen and his co-authors, including UNC Lineberger’s Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, and Mihaela Georgieva, PhD, … Continued
UNC Lineberger’s Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN-BC, OCN, assistant professor in the UNC School of Nursing, was first and corresponding author of a paper published in the journal Supportive Care in Cancer. UNC Lineberger’s William A. Wood, MD, associate professor in the UNC School of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology, was the senior author. In the … Continued
The UNC School of Medicine has selected UNC Lineberger’s Arlene Chung, MD, MHA, MMCi, assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics, as one of two recipients of the Jefferson Pilot Award, along with Jiandong Liu, PhD, associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine. Each will receive $5,000 for each of the next four years to support … Continued