Category: News

Dear UNCLCN Cancer Network Friend, I want to extend a belated Happy New Year and Happy Lunar New Year on behalf of the entire UNCLCN team. We are extremely pleased with the lecture lineup we have in place for 2025. We now have a one-page flyer with all of our...

Happy National Cancer Registrar Week, April 8-12, 2024, from our registry to yours! We are cancer registrars. Do you ever wonder how cancer statistics are collected? How do doctors determine what cancer treatments are the most effective? Or how public health officials learn where clusters of cancer diagnoses are located?...

Oncology Data Specialists (ODS) are, as stated by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA): “… data information specialists that capture a complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status for every cancer patient in the U.S. The curated data provides essential information to researchers, healthcare providers, and public health officials to...

  Dear UNC Lineberger Cancer Network Friend,     I hope you were able to spend some relaxing time with family and friends during the holidays. I want to wish you the very best for the year ahead from the entire UNC Lineberger Cancer Network team.   The bird in the photo...

Caring for our mental health and well-being over the winter months can be hard—it gets dark early in the afternoon, the holidays can be an extremely stressful time, and on top of all of that, it seems like the sun and its warmth disappear for almost three months. Here at...