November 27, 2023
Tag: Cancer Outcomes
November 21, 2023
Researchers receive five-year, $1.2 million ACS grant to develop, test new methods to track cancer screening
A group of UNC Lineberger researchers led by Katie Reeder-Hayes, MD, MSc, MBA, will develop new methods to measure and map cancer screening across North Carolina.
November 6, 2023
Wheeler discusses patient navigation at President’s Cancer Panel meeting
Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, participated in the President’s Cancer Panel on reducing cancer care inequities and leveraging technology to enhance patient navigation.
October 21, 2023
Medscape: Remote Symptom Monitoring in Advanced Cancer Improves Quality of Life
October 19, 2023
NIH and FDA award $18.6M to UNC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
UNC TCORS was launched at UNC Lineberger in 2013 and provides scientific studies that inform FDA’s regulatory authority for tobacco products.
September 19, 2023
Poor oral health could lessen survival from head and neck cancer
An international study has revealed strong associations between oral health and survival among people diagnosed with head and neck cancer.
September 14, 2023
Social media health intervention wins $3.25 million in NCI funding
Allison Lazard, PhD, and Barbara Fredrickson, PhD, were awarded a $3.25 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to encourage young adults with cancer to seek social support resources.
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.
July 1, 2023
OncLive: FOLFOX Produces Varying Toxicity Profile vs Chemoradiation in Rectal Cancer
June 26, 2023