UCRF Outreach

On February 1, the University Cancer Research Fund conducted a listening tour event with the NC Advisory Committee on Cancer Coordination and Control. The NC Advisory Committee is a legislatively established committee to create and implement a statewide plan to address cancer in North Carolina. The 34-person Committee, which meets quarterly in the Research Triangle Park, includes cancer survivors and representatives from key organizations across the state and state government, including academic cancer centers; the North Carolina Nurses Association; the North Carolina Medical Society; the Old North State Medical Society; the American Cancer Society; the North Carolina Hospital Association; the American College of Surgeons; and the North Carolina Oncology Society.

The listening session took place during the Advisory Committee's community meeting, which included more than 80 persons in the cancer community, including Committee members, survivors, and representatives from organizations not formally represented on the Committee. Dr. Richard Goldberg, Physician-In-Chief of the NC Cancer Hospital, introduced and led the session. Drs. Tom Shea (UNC Lineberger Associate Director for Clinical Outreach), Cathy Melvin (Director, UNC Lineberger Dissemination Core and NC SPEED), and Michael O'Malley (UNC Lineberger Associate Director) participated as panel members during the 45-minute session.