Jennifer Elston Lafata, PhD, will conduct research in partnership with the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit and in collaboration with community, patient and family advisors.

Led by Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, and colleagues, the study evaluated using electronic patient-reported outcomes among adults receiving outpatient treatment for advanced and metastatic cancers.

Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, Trevor Jolly, MBBS, and Kimberly Shoenbill, MD, PhD, published an editorial in JAMA that states the case for more intensive smoking cessation programs for cancer patients.

Yemi Ogunleye, MD, SM, and colleagues from UNC published findings from a study that analyzed hospitalizations due to lymphedema with the goal to identify factors associated with poor outcomes.

The North Carolina Partnerships to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening (NC PICCS) will use the five-year grant to increase colorectal cancer screening and provide follow-up services for program-eligible people.

Meghan O’Leary, MA, is the recipient of the 2020 Marci K. Campbell Dissertation Award, which recognizes excellence in dissertation research focused on cancer and population sciences.

Researchers identified substantial improvements in five-year survival rates for adolescents and young adults (AYA) diagnosed with certain cancers.

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

UNC Lineberger’s Hyman B. Muss, MD, the Mary Jones Hudson Distinguished Professor in the UNC School of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology and director of UNC Lineberger’s geriatric oncology program, led a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology that found that older patients with early breast cancer had lower rate of recurrence when treated … Continued