UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
NC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Geography
Location	Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates	35°54′11″N 79°03′12″W / 35.903°N 79.0534°W / 35.903; -79.0534
Organization
Type	Specialist
Affiliated university	University of North Carolina School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Dentistry, the Gillings School of Global Public Health, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and the College of Arts and Sciences
Services
Speciality	Oncology
History
Opened	1975
Links
Website	www.unclineberger.org
Lists	Hospitals in North Carolina

The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is a cancer research and treatment center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. One of 52 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States,^[1] its clinical base is the N.C. Cancer Hospital, part of the UNC Health Care system. UNC Lineberger is the only public NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in the state of North Carolina. The current director is H. Shelton Earp III who succeeded current NCI director Norman Sharpless.