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UNC TREND: Program on Translational Research in Endometrial Cancer Disparities

 

UNC TREND is designed to promote translational, laboratory, population, and clinical research to reduce cancer disparities in Non-Hispanic Black women with endometrial cancer.

Endometrial cancer is the 4th most common cancer in American women. It represents one of the largest racial cancer disparities in North Carolina and the United States. Compared to Non-Hispanic White women, Non-Hispanic Black women have a 55% higher five-year mortality rate from endometrial cancer.

Through two research focus projects, the UNC TREND team will investigate the impact of various factors on endometrial cancer outcomes.

Research Focus Projects

Project 1: Molecular and Epidemiologic Heterogeneity and Disparities in Endometrial Cancer Outcomes
Project 2: Impact of Race and the Microbiome on the Progression and Treatment of Endometrial Cancer