June 26, 2023
Tag: Cancer Outcomes
June 19, 2023
ASCO Post: Patient-Reported Outcomes From the PROSPECT Trial: Neoadjuvant FOLFOX vs Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
![Headshot of Victoria Bae-Jump, Wendy Brewster and John Soper.](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2023/06/2023-Gynecologic-Oncology-annual-meeting-honors-Bae-Jump-Brewster-Soper-600x400.jpg)
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.
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June 4, 2023
Study provides guidance on quality-of-life choices for rectal cancer treatments
A multi-institutional study comparing treatment options for locally advanced rectal cancer while collecting patient-reported treatment side-effects has generated insights patients can use to make more informed quality-of-life treatment choices.
June 4, 2023
New York Times: Rectal Cancer Patients Could Be Spared the Brutal Effects of Radiation
June 4, 2023
Medscape: Omitting Radiation in Rectal Cancer: ‘Less Is More’
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May 31, 2023
Text messaging proves effective in communicating about colorectal cancer screening, promoting shared decision-making
A study by UNC researchers has demonstrated that text messaging is an effective and well-received tool to communicate about colorectal cancer screening.
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May 25, 2023
Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week
UNC Lineberger faculty and staff will present during the Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week, June 5-8. The event highlights health equity research across UNC-Chapel Hill and beyond.
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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.
![Albert Brunson, wearing a suit and tie, stands with three men wearing military uniforms.](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2023/04/Albert-Brunson-patient-feature-600x400.jpeg)
April 10, 2023
Opening up about prostate cancer
Albert Brunson didn’t tell anyone but his wife when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. But a neighbor's death from metastatic prostate cancer changed his mind about sharing his story.