June 5, 2022
Tag: Cancer Outcomes
June 5, 2022
New York Times: A Cancer Trial’s Unexpected Result: Remission in Every Patient
June 5, 2022
Precision Oncology News: Rectal Cancer Patient Subset Shows Complete Response to Immunotherapy in Small Study

June 5, 2022
Sanoff offers perspective on a promising rectal cancer study in the New England Journal of Medicine
Hanna K. Sanoff, MD, MPH, is the author of a viewpoint that provides a perspective on the evolving treatment of rectal cancer in light of findings from a phase II clinical trial using the drug dostarlimab.

May 12, 2022
Nurse-researcher takes on new roles in leadership, education
Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, has been a mentor to nurses and clinical health professionals for more than a decade. She is nationally recognized for her research expertise in adult care, palliative and supportive care, acute myeloid leukemia, interprofessional collaboration, and workforce development.

March 28, 2022
PFRC celebrates 30 years of service
For 30 years, the North Carolina Cancer Hospital’s Mary Anne Long Patient and Family Resource Center has offered patients and their families expert help, solace and friendly faces.

March 15, 2022
Southeastern cancer centers fight racial inequities in lung cancer
A grant from Stand Up To Cancer will establish sustainable infrastructure to improve screening, diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer in the Black community.

February 14, 2022
Intervention reduces disparities in timing of lung cancer surgery between Black and white patients
Marjory Charlot, MD, MPH, MSc, and colleagues report that a detailed analysis of intervention trials designed to address racial inequalities in timing from diagnosis to surgery for lung cancer showed a multi-faceted intervention resulted in timelier lung cancer surgery for Black patients.
January 25, 2022
San Diego Union-Tribune: Treat colon cancer screening as if your life depends on it. It just might.

January 19, 2022
Bryant named assistant director of Cancer Research Training Education Coordination
Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, joins Bernard Weissman, PhD, and Jen Jen Yeh, MD, who lead as co-associate directors of Cancer Research Training Education Coordination (CRTEC).