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Cancer Care Research in North Carolina

The State of the State

Stephanie B. Wheeler and Ethan Basch
North Carolina Medical Journal July 2014, 75 (4) 248-252; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.75.4.248
Stephanie B. Wheeler
assistant professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; faculty member, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; research fellow, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; faculty trainee in cancer disparities, UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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Ethan Basch
associate professor, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; associate professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; director, Cancer Outcomes Research Program, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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Abstract

Cancer is the leading cause of death in North Carolina. This issue brief summarizes cancer statistics for the state; highlights important issues facing cancer patients, caregivers, providers, and policy makers; discusses the state’s novel resources for cancer care research; and explores ways of managing this public health problem in order to improve outcomes for the people of North Carolina.

  • ©2014 by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine and The Duke Endowment.
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