When a person being treated for cancer transitions from the active to post-treatment phase of care, the disruption to what had become routine and familiar can create feelings of uncertainty and anxiety. Recognizing the array of challenges a person may face following treatment, UNC Lineberger is offering a free workshop to help cancer survivors and … Continued
August in North Carolina can mean many things — back to school, sweltering heat, an end to a great summer — but for those who benefit from UNC Lineberger’s Comprehensive Cancer Support Program, it’s also a time of thanksgiving. For the past nine years, Constellation Brands and Corona wholesalers and retailers across North Carolina have … Continued
UNC Lineberger’s Get Real & Heel hosted a block party for its current and former members on Saturday with the goal of building a stronger community. Many braved the sultry mid 90s temperature to enjoy a picnic, catch up on each other’s lives outside Get Real & Heel, introduce their loved ones to each other, … Continued
For many patients, a trip to the N.C. Cancer Hospital can be a stressful time, one filled with appointments, exams and treatments. On Friday, Nov. 16, however, the mood was festive for the more than 300 patients and their family members who were treated to a Thanksgiving lunch hosted by the Mary Anne Long Patient and … Continued
Donations being accepted to help North Carolina Cancer Hospital patients who are experiencing financial challenges related to Hurricane Florence.
The program has contributed more than $1.24 million since its inception to UNC Lineberger’s Comprehensive Cancer Support Program.
UNC Lineberger’s Donald Rosenstein, MD, and Justin Yopp, PhD, have published a compelling book, “The Group: Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagine Life,” that recounts the lessons a group of widowed fathers learned in responding to loss and grief.
The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Support Program (CCSP) is now recruiting patients for a new online survey-based research study on the experiences of parents living with advanced cancer.
The Duke Endowment awards $461,750 grant to UNC Lineberger’s Comprehensive Cancer Support Program.
Join UNC Health Care at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, Nov. 1, for a discussion of how fathers cope with the loss of their wife or partner, meet the demands of sole parenthood, and manage their children’s grief.