This study is for patients diagnosed with breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, which is called Metastatic Breast Cancer. This study will look at information from your tumor that may help choose treatments. Researchers will use this information to find out how different patients may respond to different treatments, leading to better treatments for future patients. You may not benefit personally, but your doctor may be given information which may help guide your treatments.

Are you a young adult ages 18-24 who identifies as LGBTQ+, speaks English, and lives in North Carolina? You may be eligible for a 1-time interview to help us understand diverse voices and perspectives on experiences of sexual identity management and well-being among LGBTQ+ young adults. Participants who complete the interview will receive a $40 virtual gift card.

The purpose of this study is to examine associations between an athlete's concussion history, perceived social support, perceived stress, and kinesiophobia (fear of movement) symptoms. A better understanding of these associations may help clinicians and researchers understand the importance of implementing mental health care into the rehabilitation process of recovering from a concussion.

The purpose of the PREPARE Project is to advance the health interests of pregnant adolescents living with or at risk of HIV through building on the work of PHASES to develop an empirically informed Ethics Guidance to facilitate timely, responsible research with pregnant adolescents.

In this study, we will look at how Asian undergraduate students at UNC talk to each other about getting into college. We will look at what they talk about and how they talk to each other. We want to know more about what it's like for Asian students trying to get into college and what they think about it.

Community health assessments (CHA) are used to identify key health needs and issues through systematic, comprehensive data collection, and analysis. Commonly these assessments focus on disease and injuries causes the most health risk in the community of focus. Determinants of health are also included in a CHA. These determinants may include environmental factors. However the inclusion of a full environmental assessment in a CHA is very uncommon. Despite the potential of CHAs to assess cumulative impacts, limited environmental data weakens their effectiveness. The Lumbee Tribe recently conducted a Tribal Health Assessment and it included only one question about environmental quality. This research aims to identify what should be included in a future Tribal Environmental Health Assessment.

If you are being considered for an EXIT procedure, you may be eligible to participate in our research study.

We are doing this study to test a behavioral weight loss program designed specifically for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Study participants will use new technology, including a digital smart scale, Fitbit activity tracker, and study iPhone app to help them lose weight.

Interview rural parents of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds to explore and understand parents' preferences on how their primary care providers discuss HPV vaccination with them, with the goal of increasing vaccination rates in rural NC and among underrepresented minority populations (Hablamos español). / Entrevistar a padres y madres de diferentes grupos étnicos y raciales para comprender como prefieren hablar sobre la vacuna del VPH con sus médicos de atención primaria. El objetivo es mejorar las tasas de vacunación en las zonas rurales de Carolina del Norte y entre las minorías.

The purpose of this study is to investigate North Carolinian archival repositories' disaster preparedness for climate change induced flood risks.