March 31, 2025
Tag: Radiation Oncology
January 29, 2025
Oncology Times: Adjuvant Tamoxifen Alone May Reduce Recurrence Risk in Breast Cancer
December 12, 2024
HemOnc Today: Tamoxifen reduces ipsilateral recurrence risk for certain patients with DCIS
August 29, 2024
Consortium addresses health risks associated with radiation therapy for childhood cancers
UNC Lineberger members were part of an international research consortium focused on reducing health risks associated with radiation therapy for childhood cancers.
July 23, 2023
Medscape: Bladder Cancer SBRT: Meet Your Friendly Rad-Oncologist
March 1, 2023
NEJM Not Otherwise Specified: The Muffin Question
November 10, 2020
OncLive: Radiation Oncology Leaders Bristle Over New Medicare Payment Model
August 19, 2019
Department of Radiation Oncology earns prestigious national accreditation
The American Society for Radiology Oncology has awarded its highest level of accreditation to the UNC Medical Center’s Department of Radiation Oncology. UNC is the only academic medical center to earn the honor in North Carolina. McCreary Cancer Center at Caldwell UNC Health Care also has obtained the accreditation. The ASTRO Accreditation Program for Excellence …
June 21, 2019
Reforming pharmacy benefit manager practices may lead to drug cost savings
Efforts to control health care costs in the United States often focus on the listed prescription drug prices, but a perspective published by the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that unregulated pharmacy benefit manager practices also may contribute to escalating expenses. Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern …
April 23, 2019
Chen elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center member Ronald Chen, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, was elected as a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, one of the nation’s oldest and most respected medical honor societies. He was formally inducted into the society during the joint meeting of the Association …