February 6, 2023
Family honors husband and father’s legacy with research fund
To honor the life of Craig Murray, his wife and daughter created an ocular melanoma research fund at UNC Lineberger that bears his name.
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February 6, 2023
Lung Cancer Initiative awards Pecot $100,000 grant
The grant supports Chad Pecot, MD, and his research into the mechanistic and therapeutic implications of co-targeting two genes linked to lung cancer.
January 30, 2023
UNC receives NIH grant to improve HIV-related cancer care abroad
Carla Chibwesha, MD, MSc, will collaborate with investigators in a multi-institutional project to develop trials to be conducted at clinical sites in Kenya, Uganda and Botswana.
January 25, 2023
Race and geography linked to different risks of breast cancer treatment delays
A study led by Katherine Reeder-Hayes, MD, MBA, MS, found that Black patients and patients living in certain regions experience greater delays.
January 25, 2023
Devising a smarter way to treat brain tumors
Shawn Hingtgen, PhD, and his lab team have developed a method they call a “slice platform” that may help clinicians choose the best treatment for their brain tumor patients.
January 5, 2023
Immune system B-cells can help predict HER2-positive breast cancer treatment response
Researchers report specific immune system cells can help them determine whether HER2-positive breast cancer will respond to treatment.
December 21, 2022
Why don’t T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?
Jessica Thaxton, PhD, MsCR, and colleagues found that targeting key proteins that control the T cell response to stress could help researchers develop more potent cancer immunotherapies.
December 21, 2022
‘Hats for Hope’ marks 14 years of donations to patients
Hats for Hope brings homemade hats to the North Carolina Basnight Cancer Hospital in memory of 9-year-old Charli' Ramsey.
December 15, 2022
She was 39, never smoked and diagnosed with lung cancer
Walthall was 39 years old and had never smoked. No one suspected lung cancer, and she had no family history of the disease. But in February, she was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.
December 15, 2022
Study identifies health care access barriers for older adults with multiple myeloma and their caregivers
A study led by UNC Lineberger's Shakira Grant, MBBS, and colleagues found several barriers to high-quality cancer care for people with multiple myeloma and their caregivers.