Marc Emerson Archives - UNC Lineberger

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.

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The study by Marc Emerson, PhD, MPH, et al. is believed to be the first to look at the hormone therapy regimens of American Indian and Alaska Native women with breast cancer.

Headshots of Melissa Troester and Marc Emerson

One in seven black women with breast cancer had delays in starting treatment according to a study led by UNC Lineberger researchers Melissa Troester, PhD, and Marc Emerson, PhD.

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

USA Today: Long drives and limited options: Indigenous women with breast cancer face harsh reality

American Indian, Alaska Native women less likely to start and complete hormone therapy for breast cancer

Study: Black women with breast cancer experience delayed, longer treatment than whites