Community Outreach and Engagement Archives

The American Society of Clinical Oncology and Conquer Cancer recognized UNC Lineberger’s Patty Spears with its Patient Advocate Award, the society’s highest honor, at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Marjory Charlot, MD, MPH, MSc, and colleagues report that a detailed analysis of intervention trials designed to address racial inequalities in timing from diagnosis to surgery for lung cancer showed a multi-faceted intervention resulted in timelier lung cancer surgery for Black patients.

Physician meets with patient in a clinic setting

UNC Lineberger’s Office of Community Outreach and Engagement has begun a major, new data-driven initiative that will comprehensively describe the cancer burden in North Carolina.

Katherine Reeder-Hayes, MD, MSc, MBA, and Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, have received a two-year, nearly $400,000 grant from to address racial disparities in breast cancer care quality in North Carolina.

UNC Lineberger’s Office of Community Outreach and Engagement works to better understand and serve the cancer needs of North Carolinians.

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American Society of Clinical Oncology honors Spears with Patient Advocate Award

Intervention reduces disparities in timing of lung cancer surgery between Black and white patients

Expanded community data project will improve understanding of cancer

ACS/Pfizer grant funds research into racial disparities in breast cancer care quality in North Carolina

It takes a community: Cancer care a team effort for UNC Lineberger outreach office