Special Events

Duke Fencing students are asking the community to Fence4TheFight against breast cancer, in memory of their long-time manager Elizabeth Beguinet.

This year's annual gala to celebrate 31 years of Caring House. Donald & Mary McDonnell to be honored for more than a decade of support.

The hybrid retreat showcased the latest gastric cancer, blood cancer, pediatric sarcoma, glioblastoma, breast cancer, and immune micro-environment research.

For the first time in three years, cancer patients, survivors, families, friends, clinicians, faculty, and staff gathered in person for the Tree of Hope.

The annual DCI-hosted Strike Out Sarcoma event — held in person for the first time since 2019 — raised nearly $30,000 for sarcoma research at Duke.

On October 7, 2022, the DCI Teen and Young Adult Oncology Program joined the I'm Not Done Yet Foundation in ringing the opening bell at Nasdaq.

Electra D. Paskett, PhD, (The Ohio State University) presents “A Multi-Level Model to Address Cervical Cancer Disparities in Appalachia.”

"What's Best For Breasts? A Conversation with Clinicians" was held online, Oct. 8. Topics included imaging, genetic testing, breast cancer risk, research, survivorship, and more.

The 2022 6^th Annual Ride Hard Breathe Easy Classic raised $15,000 for the Duke Lung Cancer Screening Program Patient Support Fund.

The Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk & 5K Run celebrated their 20th anniversary this year; raising $250,000 for ovarian cancer research at Duke.

The DCI COEE program partnered with the national Prostate Health Education Network and Durham County Public Health in this community conversation held Sept. 13.

DCI, UNC, and No Stomach for Cancer will host a public "Spotlight on Stomach Cancer Symposium" on Sept.17. Patients & providers welcome. CME offered.

The DCI Center for Prostate & Urologic Cancers invites the community to an educational symposium and their 4th Tackle Cancer Tailgate on Sept.16 and 17.

Join a charity bike ride to benefit DCI lung cancer patients in need. Join a local 26-miler on Sept. 2 or roll 600+ miles from Durham to Philly.

Duke Cancer Center Raleigh head and neck cancer surgeon Trinitia Cannon, MD, throws out the first pitch at the Carolina Mudcats v Kannapolis Cannon Ballers game Aug. 5.

The DCI COEE co-hosted "Equitable Spaces: Advancing Equity for LGBTQ+ Individuals in Cancer Care & Treatment" — part of its mission to advance equity for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Leukemia survivor and Duke Heart NP Dayana Ramos will hold a Be The Match drive at Duke University Hospital on June 24

The DCI COEE hosted "Cancer Chat: Colorectal Cancer, Perianal Conditions, and Beyond" — part of its mission to advance equity for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Whether you’re a cancer survivor, friend, loved one, or medical professional, this is a day for everyone.

The Victory Ride returned as an in-person cycling event on May 21. 2021 V Ride funds go to a grant for American Indian cancer health disparities research. 

DCI teams raised more than $12,000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation at the Komen Triangle Race for the Cure on April 30.

The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center kicked off Brain Tumor Awareness Month (May) on April 30 with their first full-scale Angels Among Us event since the pandemic began.

Clinical providers, researchers, staff & health leaders came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center (now DCI).

Join us at Lincoln Community Health Center (Sat.) and Duke Primary Care Croasdaile (Sun.) for the return of DCI's Men's Health Screening event.

DCI COEE hosts a virtual event in Spanish on "The Importance of Screening for Colon Cancer" in partnership with LATIN-19 and Durham County Public Health Dept.

The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center is holds its 29^th annual Angels Among Us 5K and Walk of Hope on Saturday, April 30. Join us!

Join DCI's Haley Moss, MD, MBA, and Maggie Frazier, CGC, for a virtual community webinar on the link between genetics and cancer risk in women.

Special "Drivers for a Cure" license plates are now being offered in South Carolina. Proceeds benefit DCI and  MUSC Hollings Cancer Center research.

“This is really the thing we look forward to all year and we weren’t going to let the pandemic get in the way this year,” said DCI exec. director Michael Kastan, MD, PhD.

POSTPONED Annual Benefit Gala to celebrate 30 years of Caring House. Donald & Mary McDonnell to be honored for more than a decade of support.

Watch this COEE Community Conversation to learn ways to keep the lungs healthy through tobacco cessation: "Helping You or Your Loved Ones Kick Tobacco, One Day at a Time."

In October, the DCI Office of Health Equity & the Mexican Consulate in Raleigh brought awareness to breast, uterine, and cervical cancer detection and prevention.

The 31st Annual Tree of Hope Ceremony will be held via Zoom on Thurs., Dec. 2, at 6:30 p.m. Join Us!

Beginning on Nov. 15, friends, colleagues and family members of staff & faculty who died in 2021 will have multiple public opportunities at Duke and virtually to remember & celebrate them.

Having a relationship with your doctor matters, accordng to patient Art Cain.

The DCI 2nd Annual Lincoln Community Health Center (LCHC) fundraising event will help support cancer screenings and other medical needs.

Join us for an educational symposium on prostate and urologic cancers on Nov. 5 & the return of the Tackle Cancer Tailgate on Nov. 6.

Stacia Smart rolled in to Duke Medicine Circle on Oct. 8 to welcoming cheers. She had just cycled 1,100-mile in memory of her boyfriend Owen Strong who passed away from glioblastoma in Jan. 2020.

"What's Best For Breasts? A Conversation with Duke Clinicians" was held online on Oct. 2. Topics included imaging, genetic testing, breast cancer risk assessment & prevention.

The gloves are on in the fight against breast cancer. See you at sunrise, Oct. 23 !

DCI medical oncologists Angeles Alvarez Secord, MD, MHSc, and Rafael Gonzalez, MD, & genetics counselor Maggie Frazier, MS, CGC discussed ovarian cancer, in this DCI OHE event for the community. 

Join Team DCI and "Light the Night" Oct. 21 to support blood cancer awareness and research. The virtual program includes a ceremony, lantern raising, social celebration & fireworks.

The 19th Annual Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk & 5K Run — both in-person and virtual — raised funds, awareness & the community's spirits

Strike out for Sarcoma 2021 raised more than $35,000 to support DCI research into osteosarcoma and soft tissue sarcoma.

On Sept. 14, the DCI Office of Health Equity hosted "Barbershop Talk—  Let's Have a Man to Man Discussion About Prostate Cancer."

This OHE event, taped Aug. 19, focused on leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma: risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis,  latest treatments.

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Duke Women's Cancer Care Raleigh to host community event with mammograms and activities centered on women's health, Oct. 9.

This year's Strike Out for Sarcoma will include a virtual 5K Run/Walk weekend and pre-event Zumba Zoom classes.

The event, which also featured talks from Henrietta Lacks’ great-granddaughter and a bioethics leader at Tuskegee University, drew more than 750 viewers worldwide.