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Local wife Leslie Parks bid her family a tearful goodbye after noticing a small dot on her shoulder that would undoubtedly prove to be terminal skin cancer.
Published: Saturday, April 8th, 2023 @ 10:58 am
By: Babylon Bee
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President Joe Biden’s doctor revealed on Friday that the president had cancerous tissue removed in February as part of a physical.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 7:19 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Republican National Committee shared a comprehensive list of President Joe Biden’s biggest whoppers on Tuesday
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 11:06 pm
By: Daily Wire
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ECU and ECU Health researchers explore behaviors in melanoma immune cells
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 @ 7:57 am
By: ECU News Services
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Biotechnology center grant funds cancer compound research
Published: Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 @ 10:25 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), the junior senator from North Carolina since 2015, will undergo surgery to treat prostate cancer.
Published: Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 @ 2:50 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released the NC Comprehensive Cancer Control Action Plan 2020-2025 to address the cancer challenges and issues that affect North Carolinians.
Published: Saturday, November 21st, 2020 @ 9:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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California is still out of control.
Published: Sunday, December 8th, 2019 @ 10:18 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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I just finished reading a truly wonderful book - AND THE BAND PLAYED ON, by Randy Shilts. The book chronicles the AIDS epidemic of the 1980's, focusing on the cases, the symptoms, the mystery, the epidemiology, the panic, the politics.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2019 @ 4:07 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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An updated resource for fighting cancer in North Carolina is now available to citizens and medical professionals through the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
Published: Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 @ 2:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University dermatology resident Dr. Randall Proctor likes to take his family to the beach, but he's careful to make sure they're protected from the sun's rays
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 2:25 pm
By: ECU News Services
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One of the benefits of eastern North Carolina living includes the proximity to beaches, water ways and a multitude of outdoor recreation activities, perfect for the summertime. However, sun exposure is the greatest risk factor associated with skin cancer.
Published: Saturday, September 3rd, 2016 @ 6:13 pm
By: Russell Allen
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I can just hear the indignant attorney pleading his case…”You Honor, This is negligence! … It is pure and simple negligence!”
Published: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016 @ 5:15 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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East Carolina University Honors College student Erika Dietrick discovered her passion during an honors research colloquium featuring ECU biology professor Dr. Claudia Jolls.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 10:00 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory signed into law HB 158, the Jim Fulghum Teen Skin Cancer Prevention Act today. The governor signed the legislation at a ceremony attended by the late state representative's family, legislators and leaders from North Carolina's medical community.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 8:41 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Imagine taking a project you've devoted your life to over the last several months, semesters, or even years.
Published: Saturday, November 1st, 2014 @ 9:45 pm
By: ECU News Services
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May is National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month – the month dedicated to increasing public awareness of the importance of skin cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment.
Published: Thursday, May 8th, 2014 @ 7:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers deal with the emotional and physical challenges associated with having cancer.
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 9:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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How many times have we run out of the house to ball practice, the pool, or even to the garden without thinking twice about sunscreen?
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 5:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers deal with the emotional and physical challenges associated with having cancer.
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2013 @ 6:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers deal with the emotional and physical challenges associated with having cancer.
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 @ 11:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Known as the Youth Skin Cancer Prevention Act, HB 18 would require all North Carolinians under 18 years of age to have a written prescription from a doctor in order to use a tanning bed, essentially banning all minors from indoor tanning.
Published: Monday, February 25th, 2013 @ 11:39 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers deal with the emotional and physical challenges associated with having cancer.
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 @ 5:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Earl Stallings, age 63, of 184 Cypress Swamp Road, Aurora, passed away on Oct. 12, 2011, at home. Earl was born in New Bern, son of the late Durham and Edna Croom Stallings on Oct. 1, 1948.
Published: Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 @ 10:54 pm
By: Announcements
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It's time once again to get pumped for those pink t-shirts that stole our hearts in 2009! The 3rd annual Paint the Town Pink Day will be held Friday, October 14th.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2011 @ 10:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month - the month dedicated to educating women about breast cancer by stressing the importance of early detection through regular self-breast exams and mammography.
Published: Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 @ 11:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers.
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 @ 11:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center in conjunction with the Shepard Cancer Foundation is hosting a Skin Cancer Prevention educational session on Tuesday, May 17th at 6:00 pm.
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 @ 3:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers.
Published: Thursday, May 5th, 2011 @ 1:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Dr. Jennie Crews and Dr. John Inzerillo of the Cancer Center will be joined by other physicians in the region and will examine areas of concern as well as offer skin cancer education.
Published: Monday, April 25th, 2011 @ 6:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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