UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, NC

Established in 1975, the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is part of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Center faculty treat cancer patients, conduct research into the causes of cancer, develop and direct statewide programs in cancer prevention and train future physicians, nurses, scientists, and public health professionals.

The Center is uniquely positioned to combat cancer from every direction by uniting faculty members from the five Health Affairs Schools – Medicine, Public health, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy, - as well as faculty throughout the College of Arts and Sciences and other professional schools. From the molecular to the social to the medical sciences, Center faculty delve into all aspects of cancer, a disease that affects our society, economy, communities and families.

UNC Lineberger physicians treat patients from every county in North Carolina with the highest quality and most compassionate care. The Center provides multidisciplinary programs for most cancers, giving patients the benefit of many medical specialists in one place, often in one visit.

UNC Lineberger offer unique treatment innovations for the toughest cases through clinical trials – from novel cancer vaccines and drugs to new ways of enhancing current chemotherapy. Clinical trials provide access to new cancer treatments developed at UNC or available through affiliation with national clinical trials groups. The Center uses the latest technology to diagnose and treat cancer and offers genetic counseling and testing for some cancers.

Equipment installed at this site: Full TELESYNERGY(R) system using off-the-shelf software on a Windows XP Workstation.