UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

**Semantic type:** Health Care Related Organization

**Definition:** The mission of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is to reduce cancer occurrence and death through research, treatment, training, and outreach. It was designated as an NCI cancer center in 1975 and as a comprehensive cancer center in 1990. The center, which is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Cancer Care, has an emphasis on breast cancer research.

**Synonyms:** - University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Lineberger Cancer Center