Dear UNC Lineberger Cancer Network Friend, Happy September. I hope that this newsletter finds you and your family well. This month, you may notice a few new names/faces/voices when interacting with the UNC Lineberger Cancer Network Team. Please join me in welcoming Oliver Marth and Jason Paylor. Both are joining us as Technology Support Technicians, and both share previous experience … Read more
On September 8, 2021, the UNC Lineberger Cancer Network will host a lecture where Ronny Bell, PhD, MS, and Marc Emerson, PhD, MPH, will jointly discuss the cancer inequities and efforts to address these disparities for American Indians and Alaska Natives across the US. I spoke with both recently to learn more about the lecture … Read more
The AYA Cancer Research Working Group hosts a talk by Dr. Penelope Howards, September 15, 10-11 AM EST Who Participates in Population-Based, Young Adult Cancer Survivor Studies? Results from the FUCHSIA Women’s Study Population-based cancer registries are valuable resources for recruiting young adult cancer survivors into studies that collect information not available in medical records. … Read more
Dear UNC Lineberger Cancer Network Friend, On behalf of the entire UNCLCN Team, I hope that you are having an enjoyable summer. Things here at the UNC Lineberger Cancer Network have been “hopping,” to say the least. I want to thank you all for your patience as we have worked through some unexpected issues with … Read more
A clinical trials course, headed by Elizabeth Claire Dees, MD, ScM, will be offered in the UNC Lineberger Cancer Network’s new learning portal starting September 2021. Dr. Dees is the Symposium Chairperson for the UNC LCCC Clinical Trials Course 2021. She is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Oncology. She founded the Phase I trials … Read more