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Tag: cancer prevention

A doodle of an ambulance is surrounded by black lines on a white background.
Posted inUninsured

No health insurance? A non-profit seeks to improve colon cancer screening

by Correspondent March 7, 2023March 6, 2023

By Elizabeth Egan UNC Media Hub In 2015, only 34 percent of patients at community health centers in Buncombe County, North Carolina, were up to date with their colorectal cancer screening. In only six years, that number rose to over 70 percent. Much of this increase can be attributed to the work of the Western […]

young Latino physician examines an older African American woman patient.
Posted inGender health

Uterine cancer cases rising, outcomes worsening especially for Black women

by Rachel Crumpler July 26, 2022August 30, 2022
a screenshot of a panel discussion hosted by the american cancer socety
Posted inMedicaid

Cancer health care workers in NC discuss the best way to achieve equity in care – and the answer could lie in Raleigh

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven November 16, 2021November 15, 2021
Shows the NIEHS facility in Research triangle park
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Republican Congressmen Challenge North Carolina Scientist

by Catherine Clabby January 24, 2018January 23, 2019
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Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Research News

Tutoring the Textile Industry on Risky Flame Retardants

by Catherine Clabby September 23, 2016September 23, 2016
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Posted inChildren's Health, Featured, Healthcare Workers

Foundation Tackles Questions Faced by Young Cancer Patients

by Thomas Goldsmith August 25, 2016August 25, 2016

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