November 22, 2021
Tag: Cancer Outcomes
November 19, 2021
Medscape: Digital Monitoring Boosts QoL, Symptom Control During Cancer Treatment
November 18, 2021
Weekly electronic reporting of symptoms improves care for patients with advanced cancer
People with advanced cancers who reported their symptoms weekly using a digital tool received more timely, and potentially life-saving treatment, compared to those who were evaluated less frequently via regular in-person clinical visits, according to findings from a national study led by Ethan Basch, MD, MSc.
November 16, 2021
UNC honors Samuel-Ryals with the Hettleman Prize
UNC Lineberger’s Cleo Samuel-Ryals, PhD, is one of four UNC faculty members awarded the 2021 Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prize for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement.
November 2, 2021
Endometrial Cancer Center of Excellence focused on advancing research and care, eliminating disparities
UNC Lineberger is launching the Endometrial Cancer Center of Excellence to advance the scientific understanding of the causes, prevention and clinical treatment of endometrial cancer.
October 11, 2021
UNC awarded $11.7 million to help providers improve HPV vaccine communication, uptake among adolescents
Led by Noel Brewer, PhD, UNC-Chapel Hill researchers are launching a new project to give providers the support necessary to improve HPV vaccine communication.
October 5, 2021
$1 million gift furthers landmark study focused on reducing breast cancer disparities, barriers to high quality care
Rich Preyer and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer of Hillsborough, North Carolina, have donated $1 million to support the latest phase of UNC Lineberger’s Carolina Breast Cancer Study.
August 10, 2021
Hirschey awarded NIH career development grant to study approaches for improving outcomes for African American colon cancer patients
Rachel Hirschey, PhD, RN, will use the grant to create a behavioral intervention to increase physical activity among African Americans being treated for colorectal cancer.
August 9, 2021
New program will aid family, friends who provide crucial support for patients with cancer
Erin Kent, PhD, and Eliza (Leeza) Park, MD, are co-directing a project to help alleviate the burden that informal care places on caregivers, especially those in rural areas.
July 21, 2021
Study estimates costs of treating and living with metastatic breast cancer will more than double between 2015 and 2030, due to increase in cases among younger women
Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, and Justin Trogdon, PhD, are co-authors of a study building upon previous metastatic breast cancer research on medical and productivity costs.