Jennifer Spring currently serves as an oncology dietitian in the Outpatient Oncology Nutrition Program at the NC Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In this role, Jennifer works with patients to develop individualized eating plans to meet specifics needs or concerns related to cancer prevention, treatment, and recovery. Jennifer is a 2016 UNC Oncology Excellence Award recipient. During a recent interview, Jennifer provided some intriguing information on how mushrooms could impact your health (Click on the headline to read the full article).

Myelodysplastic Syndrome or MDS is a blood disorder that affects about 10,000 new patients each year in the United States. This disease mostly occurs in people over age 60, and commonly presents with fatigue or shortness of breath from a low number of red blood cells in the bloodstream (Please click on headline to read full article).

The UNC Cancer Network manages a library of nearly two hundred oncology lectures. The freely available videos cover a broad range of topics with relevance to physicians, nurses, allied health care professionals, patients, caregivers, and others.

It gives us great pleasure to introduce Jon Powell as to the UNCCN Interim Continuing Education Specialist position, as of December 8, 2017, that was previously held by Alan Brown. Alan will be deeply missed, but we wish him the best in all endeavors. (Please click on headline to read full article).

The UNC Cancer Network is proud to provide support for a variety of oncology-related events at UNC. We encourage you to call or email our team to learn more about putting your live or recorded event online. Event support includes the following: (Please click on the headline to read the full article).