January 24, 2023
Tag: Carolina Breast Cancer Study
December 20, 2022
ASCO Post: Joannie M. Ivory, MD, MSPH, and Lisa A. Carey, MD, on PAM50 Subtype and 21-Gene Recurrence Scores in Younger and Black Women With Breast Cancer
October 8, 2021
Cancer Letter: $1M gift furthers UNC research on breast cancer disparities, barriers to high-quality care
October 6, 2021
WRAL: Local News $1M donation to help UNC-Chapel Hill research disparities in breast cancer outcomes for Black, white women
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.
October 5, 2018
Metastatic breast cancer patients report high level of financial impact
A study led by UNC Lineberger's Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, investigated the extent and severity of negative financial effects of cancer among women with breast cancer that has spread in the body. The preliminary results were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Quality Care Symposium, held Sept. 28-29 in Phoenix.
September 24, 2018
Black women more likely to report not taking breast cancer medication as prescribed
A study led by UNC Lineberger’s Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, found that black women were more likely than white women to report not taking endocrine therapy for breast cancer as prescribed, which could help explain why hormone-receptor positive breast cancer mortality is higher among black women.