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National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week

June 5, 2023

  June 15th- 21st is National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week. This week was started by The FDA Oncology Center of Excellence in 2021, reaching the public through a social media campaign to increase cancer awareness in the most vulnerable US population. This year the UNC Lineberger Cancer Center will be hosting and participating in … Read more

New Parenting With Cancer Clinic

May 4, 2023

On April 26th, 2023 the Parenting with Clinic opened in the N.C. Basnight Cancer Hospital. This clinic is led by UNC Lineberger’s Justin Yopp, PhD and Cindy Rogers, JD, and serves patients who have minor children. The clinic’s mission is to assist parents in supporting and communicating with their children about cancer and to guide … Read more

A Glance at Health Equity and Disparities in Cancer

April 3, 2023

  On April 5th Dr. Samuel Cykert and Ms. Christina Younge will be presenting the PCC live webinar on “Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Community-Inclusive Interventions to Achieve Equity in Cancer Care” from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM. Dr. Cykert is a Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill in the … Read more

A Closer Look with Dr. Melanie Allard

March 6, 2023

Please tell us a little about yourself and your journey as a DNP.   My name is Melanie Allard; I am a family nurse practitioner who works at UNCH in the division of Medical Oncology, specifically with cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. Through autonomy, I aid in managing this very specialized patient population. This population includes … Read more

UNCLCN Is Moving!

February 1, 2023

It is our pleasure to announce that UNCLCN is currently in the process of making our move from ITS Manning to Carr Mill in Carrboro. We are located at Suite D-15 which is on the second level of the mall. This move has been an all-hands-on-deck process and by the end of February our office … Read more