March 21, 2017
In the Journal of the American Medical Association, a study led by UNC Lineberger member Ronald C. Chen, MD, MPH, examines quality-of-life outcomes for modern treatment choices most prostate cancer patients will face, including active surveillance, radical prostatectomy, external beam radiation treatment, and brachytherapy.
March 15, 2017
Kurt Ribisl, PhD, recognized for his research evaluating and improving the reach of population-level efforts to reduce tobacco use with a particular emphasis on policy and information technology.
February 16, 2017
A study led by UNC Lineberger researcher Ronald Chen, MD, found that a group of prostate cancer patients reliably reported their own medical histories when their responses were compared to their medical records.
February 13, 2017
Ronald C. Chen, MD, MPH, UNC Lineberger member and associate professor in the UNC School of Medicine, was selected to represent NRG Oncology on the Prostate Cancer Task Force, a sub-committee supporting the NCI Genitourinary Cancers Steering Committee (GUSC).
February 13, 2017
William Wood, MD, MPH, UNC Lineberger member and associate professor in the UNC School of Medicine, has been named co-chair of the Health Services and International Studies Working Committee of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research.
January 25, 2017
UNC Lineberger researchers Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, and Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, called for tailored, local-level cancer prevention, screening and treatment efforts to address regional disparities in cancer mortality rates in an editorial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
January 11, 2017
In a perspective published in the New England Journal of Medicine, UNC Lineberger member Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, addressed the need for – and the barriers preventing – electronic reporting of patients’ symptoms between visits.
December 14, 2016
Less than 50 percent of surveyed teens found it ‘very believable’ that cigars are not a safe alternative to cigarettes, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by a UNC Lineberger researcher.
December 13, 2016
The University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Geriatric Research Symposium, held Dec. 2, featured seven presentations and panel discussions focused on muscle mass, aging and patient function.
November 21, 2016
UNC Lineberger researchers led by Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, concluded in a study published in Tobacco Control that banning non-menthol flavors like fruit and candy could reduce use of most tobacco products across the globe, especially among adolescents.
