Bryan L. Roth, MD, PhD, the Michael Hooker Distinguished Professor of Protein Therapeutics and Translational Proteomics in the Department of Pharmacology in the UNC School of Medicine, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Roth, a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UNC Neuroscience Center, was one … Continued
A study by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers helps explain how tumors recruit blood vessels that provide fuel for their growth as well as an avenue for the tumors to spread. In the journal Oncogene, the researchers also reported they built on these findings to uncover a potential treatment strategy to … Continued
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers presented innovative new strategies for using tiny particles – particles the size of a DNA molecule or the width of a human hair – to boost cancer treatment as part of the Carolina Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence/National Cancer Institute site visit on Tuesday. The researchers, … Continued
Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center found preliminary evidence that measuring byproducts of the hormone estrogen can help them predict survival for women with breast cancer. In an abstract presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, researchers report findings from a study in which they measured levels … Continued
Blistering sunburns, fair skin and a family history of skin cancer are known risk factors for developing melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. A new study led by a University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher confirms that certain inherited genetic features are also linked to a person’s melanoma risk. In a … Continued
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers will share their expertise and latest findings at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019, which is expected to draw thousands of scientists, physicians, advocates and others to Atlanta March 29-April 3. New findings will be presented revealing insights behind connection between obesity and … Continued
The University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s 43rd annual Scientific Symposium will feature talks by scientists from UNC Lineberger and from around the country, including three recipients of the prestigious Lasker Award, on the topic of dysregulated signaling in cancer. The symposium, which will be held April 29-30 at the William and Ida … Continued
The University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the N.C. Cancer Hospital are partnering with the Melanoma Research Foundation to host Melanoma Patient Day, an afternoon symposium offering information and support for patients with melanoma. The event will be held May 6 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the William and Ida Friday … Continued
Kirsten Bryant, PhD, launched a mission to find more treatment options for pancreatic cancer patients after losing her father, Bernard Elzer Jr., to the disease in 2013. “As I watched what my dad went through, and saw how few treatment options there were for him, I came around to the decision that this was something … Continued
A pair of studies led by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers could aid in improved diagnosis for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The studies, led by UNC Lineberger’s Nancy Thomas, MD, PhD, Irene & Robert Alan Briggaman Distinguished Professor and Chair in the UNC School of Medicine Department of … Continued