News in North Carolina: UNC Lineberger researchers Katherine E. Reeder-Hayes, MD, MSc, MBA, and Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, have received a two-year, nearly $400,000 grant from the American Cancer Society and Pfizer to address racial disparities in breast cancer care quality in North Carolina.
The grant is part of a national campaign focused on optimizing cancer outcomes for people of color by identifying and eliminating systemic race-related barriers and disparities in the delivery of care that impact outcomes across all cancer types.