UNC Health Lenoir Cancer Center

01/26/2026

Unfortunately, due to the weather and travel concerns, Chris Draft will not be able to join us in person tomorrow, 1/28. This event will be rescheduled in March, with more information to come. He will be joining us via Zoom tomorrow, 1/28, from 3:30-4:00 for a workout session. All cancer survivors are encouraged to join us using the following link: https://zoom.us/j/91815601572

Chris Draft is a former NFL player who is now a lung cancer advocate. He will be joining us at the Minges Wellness Center Tuesday, January 27th from 3:00-4:30 pm to participate in a special exercise blitz session and a meet and greet with our cancer survivors! ALL cancer survivors and previous Get Real and Heel exercise participants are encouraged to join us for this fantastic opportunity!! Please call for more information!

01/09/2026

Chris Draft is a former NFL player who is now a lung cancer advocate. He will be joining us at the Minges Wellness Center Tuesday, January 27th from 3:00-4:30 pm to participate in a special exercise blitz session and a meet and greet with our cancer survivors! ALL cancer survivors and previous Get Real and Heel exercise participants are encouraged to join us for this fantastic opportunity!! Please call for more information!

12/31/2025

We are now recruiting for our fourth group of cancer survivors for our FREE Get Real and Heel exercise program!! This program will start Monday, March 23, 2026, and will be held every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 2:00-3:00 pm. Start your year off right, and sign up today for this great program!! Call 252-522-7280 to reserve your spot.

12/23/2025

Through extremely generous donations from the Kit and Bessie Noble family, our team was able to provide each patient under treatment with a grocery bag full of essentials to make a complete holiday meal. We are so incredibly grateful, and we hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season.

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from your “Milk and Cookies” Radiation Therapy Team at UNC Health Lenoir Cancer Center! 🎃 👻 🍂 🍭

10/13/2025

This is your last week to register for the next group, which will begin on Monday, 10/27!! Call 252-522-7280 to take advantage of this great exercise program to get ready for the holidays!!!

We are still enrolling participants for our next group starting Monday, 10/27. Contact us today at 252-522-7280 if you are interested in joining this great program!!

10/06/2025

We are still enrolling participants for our next group starting Monday, 10/27. Contact us today at 252-522-7280 if you are interested in joining this great program!!

10/04/2025

The Harts for Hope One Mile Walk Event this morning was a huge success! It brought a lot of amazing people together to remember those we’ve lost, support those who are still battling, celebrate those who have survived, and bring awareness of women’s cancers to those in our community!

09/17/2025

We are currently recruiting for our next group, which will begin in mid-October. This is an excellent exercise group for cancer survivors! Please contact us at 252-522-7280 to get signed up!

06/01/2025

Today is National Cancer Survivors Day, and we are celebrating STRENGTH, COURAGE, and HOPE for the estimated 18 million cancer survivors in the United States. Today, we honor every single survivor who has faced the unthinkable and every moment that reminds us how precious life is.

Together, we celebrate LIFE.

05/05/2025

Today marks more than just the start of the week—it marks a call to action.

On this important day, during Melanoma Awareness Month, UNC Health Lenoir Cancer Center honor the lives impacted by this deadly disease, celebrate the progress made, and recommit to the critical mission ahead: ending melanoma for good.

Melanoma is serious—but it also can be preventable and treatable when caught early. That’s why today, we urge you to:
- Check your skin
- Know the warning signs
- Support melanoma research
- Share this message

05/02/2025

May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month. As you head out to the BBQ festival this weekend, make sure you practice sun safety like wearing a hat and sunscreen. It’s also important to get your skin regularly checked and to seek medical attention for any new or changing moles.