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Recent news releases 9.11. Dr. Brewer wins the prestigious UNC Hettleman Prize. UNC article on page 6. SPH story. Lineberger story. 1.11. Men’s openness to HPV vaccine could bolster impact of new FDA decision, reduce cancer deaths. UNC press release. 5.10. Launch of NC cervical cancer-free initiative.  Story by New & Observer picked up by CDC news service. UNC invitation to the press. 2.10. Cervical cancer-free initiative. UNC press release. Stories by Fayetteville Observer. 10.09. HPV vaccine hurts less than you think. UNC press release. Stories by US News, LA Times, and Herald Sun. 2.09. Parents learn about HPV vaccine mostly from drug company ads. LCCC press release. Story by Baltimore Sun. 10.07. Patients want genomic test for breast cancer recurrence. UNC press release. Story by ASPH Friday News. 6.07. HPV vaccine unlikely to lead teens to have more sex. UNC press release. Stories by USA Today and UPI. 4.07. False positive mammograms have long-term consequences. UNC press release. Story by Reuters. 11.06. Half of people at high risk don’t know they need a flu shot. UNC press release. Story by the Washington Post.

Contacts General stories Ramona DuBose Director of Communications UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health ramona_dubose@unc.edu T 919.966.7467 Cancer-related stories Dianne G. Shaw Deputy Director of Communications UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center dgs@med.unc.edu T 919.966.5905 Noel Brewer Associate Professor UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health ntbxunc.edu (change x to @) T 919.966.3282

Last updated September 15, 2011