Early Signs of Ovarian Cancer, and How to Help Reduce Your Risk
You can’t screen for it, and signs and symptoms are often subtle
Category: Cancer
8 Reasons to Get a Colonoscopy (It’s Really Not a Big Deal)
A colonoscopy isn’t a big deal, but colon cancer is—so schedule your screening already.
New Wearable Device Uses Electric Fields to Treat Glioblastomas
Optune device can prolong GBM life expectancy for an average of three months
How to Talk to Kids About Cancer
When a parent is diagnosed with cancer, children need honesty, compassion and support
The Gift of Sophie
Sophie Steiner, 15, lying in bed on the fifth floor of UNC Children’s Hospital, asked her parents for one last thing. None of them had any idea this one last thing would transform cancer support services for teens and young adults at the UNC Medical Center. But her request has done just that. Sophie had…
Cancer Patient Navigator: A Friend, Expert and Advocate
A cancer survivor and her nurse navigator talk about their journey together
Paying a Hefty Price for a Killer Tan
For Lori Sumerel, using tanning beds as a young woman had disastrous consequences for her skin and eye
‘Tumor Boards’ Bring Many Experts to One Patient
Physicians meet in “tumor boards” to craft a plan for complex cases.
Cancer Clinical Trials Don’t Have to Be a Last Resort
Is there one for my type of cancer? Does insurance cover them? We answer these questions, and more.
Expert Help for Patients at Risk of Kidney Cancer
UNC’s von Hippel-Lindau Comprehensive Clinical Care Center treats familial syndromes with predispositions of kidney cancer.
Racial Differences in Breast Cancer Outcomes Are About More Than Bi...
Black women and white women have different breast cancer outcomes -- and it's not all about biology. UNC researchers want the answers.
How Mohs Surgery Is Changing the Way Skin Cancer Is Treated
This specialized technique can be performed in a doctor’s office rather than an operating room