October 21, 2023
Tag: Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program
October 9, 2023
Daily Tar Heel: UNC awarded $18 million grant from Food and Drug Administration for tobacco research
October 6, 2023
Triangle Business Journal: A concerted effort to end smoking

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.
September 11, 2023
Daily Tar Heel: New UNC center evaluates, researches equity of virtual health through $3.7M grant

August 17, 2023
International panel of experts recommends mindfulness-based interventions to address depression and anxiety symptoms in adults with cancer
Gary Asher, MD, MPH, is co-author of an evidence-based guideline developed by the Society for Integrative Oncology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology that recommends several therapeutic approaches.

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 5, 2023
Researchers identify how cancer hijacks a class of enzyme motif mutations to fuel tumorigenesis
A team of UNC researchers have discovered how colon cancer “hijacks” enzyme motif mutations, a finding that may help identify new targets or directions for cancer treatments.
June 26, 2023
Oncology Nursing News: PRO Analysis of PROSPECT Trial Reveals Distinct Toxicity Profiles With FOLFOX vs Chemoradiation in Rectal Cancer

June 20, 2023
Researchers highlight opportunities to improve cancer care for trans patients
Mya Roberson, PhD, MSPH, and Joannie Ivory, MD, MSPH, have co-authored a commentary in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology that outlines steps to improve cancer care for transgender patients.