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Lisa Carey, MD, appointed Preyer Distinguished Professor in Breast Cancer Research
Chapel Hill, NC – Lisa A. Carey, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical Director of the UNC Breast Center and Associate Director for Clinical Research at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has been appointed The Richardson and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer Distinguished Professor in Breast Cancer Research.
UNC, NC community colleges partner to prevent cancer
Project will assess needs and work to accelerate adoption of evidence-based cancer prevention interventions
“Corona Cares” program to benefit N.C. Cancer Hospital Kicks Off August 1
RALEIGH, NC – Crown Imports announced today that the highly successful “Corona Cares” charitable donation program in North Carolina will kick off on August 1 to benefit patients and families at the N.C. Cancer Hospital.
Male circumcision lowers prevalence of penile precancerous lesions among African men, UNC study finds
Chapel Hill - A University of North Carolina-led international study shows that among Kenyan men, circumcision is associated with a lower prevalence of human papillomavirus-associated precancerous lesions of the penis.
Band rocks out to raise awareness about gynecologic cancers
The article "Oncologists by day, rock stars by night” written by Rachel Saslow and published in The Washington Post on July 25, 2011 features the band, N.E.D (which stands for “No Evidence of Disease”).
Jacobson receives award for his contributions to the field of fluorescence
Ken Jacobson, PhD, Kenan Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology in the UNC School of Medicine, received the Gregorio Weber Award for Excellence in Fluorescence Theory and Applications at the annual meeting of the Biophysical Society in Baltimore, Maryland.
Taking a look at telemedicine: program director talks about how it’s helping to fulfill UNC Lineberger’s mission
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The article "Telemedicine: Know why you're doing it " published online July 21, 2011 in Cardiovascular Business highlights the use of telemedicine at the N.C. Cancer Hospital.
UNC researchers identify seventh and eighth bases of DNA
CHAPEL HILL – For decades, scientists have known that DNA consists of four basic units – adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine. Those four bases have been taught in science textbooks and have formed the basis of the growing knowledge regarding how genes code for life. Yet in recent history, scientists have expanded that list from four to six.
UNC Scientists Create "Excellent" Probe to Study Gene-Controlling Proteins
Collaboration between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Canadian scientists has resulted in a molecular probe capable of specifically targeting two proteins that affect a wide range of biological functions in humans by controlling the expression of certain genes.
UNC study looks at dose levels of the breast cancer drug, tamoxifen
Using a patient’s genetic information can be successfully used to manage the drug concentrations of tamoxifen, a drug used to treat and prevent breast cancer.
UNC radiation therapy faculty and student win national writing award
Chapel Hill, NC - Robert Adams, EdD, RT, CMD; Bahjat Qaqish, MD, PhD; and Jessica A. Church, BS, RT, all from UNC, and Kimberly L. MetCalf, EdD, RT, MR, from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions are the winners of the 2010-2011 Jean I. Widger Distinguished Author Award from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.
Welcome to this year’s hematology/oncology fellows
Six new fellows have joined the Division of Hematology/Oncology.
New Fellowship Program in Psychosomatic Medicine Opens at UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill - A new fellowship training program in psychosomatic medicine is beginning at UNC, a partnership of the UNC School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and the UNC Comprehensive Cancer Support Program, part of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Channing Der and Yue Xiong receive 2011 Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award
Chapel Hill - Channing Der, PhD, Kenan Professor of Pharmacology, and Yue Xiong, PhD, Kenan Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, have been awarded the fourth annual Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award in recognition of their accomplishments in cancer research. Both are members of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Obesity epidemic may reduce life expectancy
American life expectancies, which have climbed steadily for almost a century, may drop in years to come as the obesity epidemic progresses.
Second round of Health-e-NC pilot projects funded statewide
Technology used to promote better health and cancer prevention statewide
The Cancer Genome Atlas completes detailed ovarian cancer analysis
UNC completes miRNA and array analysis
UNC Lineberger associate director chairs national bone marrow group advisory committee
Chapel Hill - Thomas Shea, MD, will serve a two-year term as chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). He was previously elected as chair-elect. The Advisory Committee establishes policy for, and provides scientific direction to the CIBMTR.
Breland honored with Honda Inspiration Award
Recent UNC-Chapel Hill graduate and former UNC Women’s Basketball player Jessica Breland – who now plays in the WNBA for the New York Liberty – was honored with the the 23rd annual Honda Inspiration Award.
