Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is an international leader in cancer treatment and research.  Each year, children from all over the state with various forms of cancer are referred to UNC for both medical treatment and surgery.

The Pediatric Oncology Program treats and cures children and adolescents with cancer and blood diseases through participation in both national and locally designed treatment protocols. Our program has active inpatient and outpatient services. In addition to on-site clinical activities, program members see patients in outreach settings through AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) clinics in Wilmington. In Chapel Hill, multidisciplinary clinics are dedicated to patients with hemophilia (through the Comprehensive Hemophilia Diagnostic and Treatment Center), sickle cell disease, brain tumors, late effects of anticancer therapy, as well as general hematology/oncology.

The North Carolina Cancer Hospital  opened in 2009.