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Reeder-Hayes Will Co-Lead Study Funded By ACS/Pfizer to Address Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer

Katherine Reeder-Hayes, MD Katherine Reeder-Hayes, MD, MSc, MBA, associate professor and chief of breast oncology in the Department of Medicine and the 黑料网 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, professor of health policy and management at the 黑料网 Gillings School of Global Public Health and associate director of Community Outreach and Engagement … Read more

Ethan Basch, MD, lead researcher and chief of oncology, and Arlene Chung, MD, assistant professor in general medicine, conducted a survey to find out whether outpatient cancer patients who reported their symptoms in real-time to their medical team would benefit from the near-immediate contact. Learn more.

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: October 1 鈥� October 31, 2020

Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), in partnership with the Center for Health Equity Research at 黑料网-Chapel Hill and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, has received an $80 million award to serve as the coordinating and data collection center for a four-year program that will overcome barriers and increase upta … Read more

The Power in Our Hands: Addressing Racism in the Workplace

Marjory Charlot, MD, MPH, MSc An essay written by Marjory Charlot, MD, MPH, MSc, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, recounts a recent experience with racism directed towards her from a patient on the inpatient oncology service. The incident occurred during morning rounds while she was supervising two medical interns. Charlot writes how she was 鈥渃aught off guard鈥� when … Read more

Carey Named One of Top Breast Cancer Experts in the U.S.

Lisa A. Carey, MD, FASCO Lisa Carey, MD, is one of the top 10 breast cancer experts in the country, ranked by Expertscape, which is an online database that accesses the expertise and contributions of physicians and medical institutions worldwide. She is the only physician ranked in North Carolina. Carey is the L. Richardson and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer Distinguished Professor for Br … Read more

Sanoff Talks About Grief As the Pandemic Continues

Hanna Sanoff, MD, MPH The Associated Press interviewed Hanna Sanoff, MD, MPH, about grief, an “inescapable” part of the job for oncologists, and she explained how mourning “the lost of the human connection helps her help others grieve.” Sanoff also said she has “learned from patients how to deliver bad news in person and share in their grief ‘without losing'” herself, but finds h … Read more

Jolly Co-Authors JAMA Article Advocating For Programs to Help Cancer Patients Stop Using Tobacco

Trevor Jolly, MBBS Trevor Jolly, MBBS, Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, and Kimberly Shoenbill, MD, PhD, are co-authors of an editorial published in JAMA calling for more funding and better reimbursement for smoking cessation counseling for cancer patients who smoke. The article asserts that programs designed to help cancer patients stop using tobacco should be considered as important an … Read more

New Vulnerability Found in Lung Squamous Cancer May Facilitate Drug Targeting at Cellular Level

Chad Pecot, MD New research by scientists at 黑料网 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues shows the potential for targeting a specific circular RNA, known as CDR1as, to attack lung squamous cell cancer. The 黑料网 work was led by Chad Pecot, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of oncology, and Emily Harrison, PhD. Lung squamous cell cancers comprise up t … Read more

Sanoff Discusses Colorectal Cancer Screening On WTVD-11

Hanna Sanoff, MD, MPH Hanna Sanoff, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine in the division of oncology and specialist in gastrointestinal oncology, was interviewed by WTVD-11 discussing the signs and symptoms of colon cancer following the death of ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman. “Most commonly we see a little bit of bleeding in the bowels, and stool can be maroon or brig … Read more

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: July 1 鈥� July 31, 2020

Division of Geriatric Medicine Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, was聽awarded pilot funding聽from the US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN) for his proposal entitled 鈥淒eprescribing Bisphosphonates in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia.鈥� Division of Hematology Stephan Moll,聽MD, received an award from the聽Anticoagulation Forum聽for 鈥�2020 Clinical Fellowship Award in General Vascular M … Read more

Brenner Says Guidance Is Needed To Allocate Resources For Virtual Or Mailed Outreach Care Delivery

Alison Brenner, PhD, MPH Alison Brenner, PhD, MPH, was interviewed for an article recognizing that new research shows mailing colorectal cancer screening kits to Medicaid enrollees is a cost-effective way to boost screening rates. Brenner acknowledges that the findings are especially timely considering the recent need for alternatives to face-to-face visits with physicians during … Read more

Coronavirus Could Upend Cancer Trends in the US

Lisa Carey, MD, FASCO Patients undergoing cancer treatments are weighing their risk of cancer against their risk of getting COVID-19, a recent Time article reports, and recognizes National Cancer Institute predictions of how the pandemic might affect deaths from breast and colon cancers. Lisa Carey, MD, FASCO, L. Richardson and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer Distinguished Professor for Br … Read more