Special Events

The DCI multidisciplinary Sarcoma Disease Group raised more than $45,000 for research at it's 11th Annual Strike Out For Sarcoma 5K & Family Fun Walk, Sept. 12 & 13.

For the 19th year, DCI was local presenting sponsor for Komen NCTC's Triangle Race for the Cure, held Sept. 12. Team DCI raised spirits and funds.

Ready, set, register for the Virtual Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk & 5K Run. Educational Symposium (9.26) features doctors Berchuck and Secord.

Duke Raleigh Hospital is Survivor, Families & Friends sponsor for the Lung Cancer Initiative NC Triangle LUNGe Forward walk & week-long celebration with games, yoga, cooking and more.

Join Team DCI and turn your miles walked into dollars raised throughout the month of October, then join the virtual National Celebration on October 18.

Komen NCTC hosts its first annual gala to support metastatic breast cancer research; a virtual event with speakers, auctions, and treats on Saturday, October 10, at 7 p.m.

Amber Atherly’s friends and family come together each year at the Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk &5K Run in memory of her mother Carolyn.

SAVE THE DATE: "What's Best For Breasts? A Conversation with Duke Clinicians" will be held online-only on Saturday, Sept. 19.

As of September 3, Team DCI topped the leader board with nearly $19,000 raised during the month-long Victory Ride to Cure Cancer.

Michael Salomone, 54, was riding his daughter’s single-speed bicycle to work in May 2017 when he first felt the knot on the back of his thigh.

The Angels Among Us 5K & Walk of Hope will now run virtually from Sept. 25 through Oct. 10. Run, walk, bike, or crawl a 5K and/or 1-miler. Join an online Celebration of Hope.

Duke Campus Club will hold a virtual information session for current and future members on September 11. The club is open to Duke-affiliated women.

Join us with your “Don’t Ever Give Up!” spirit to ride any distance, any time and any place throughout August.

The Komen Triangle Race for the Cure on Saturday, September 12, is now virtual. Susan Dent, MD, FRCPC, MD, and Sarah Sammons, MD, are DCI's honorary team captains.

From her family to yours: Duke ortho oncology surgeon Julia Visgauss, MD, invites one and all to this year's virtual event, to be held Sept. 12/13.

In lieu of an in-person Evening of Hope Gala, the Lung Cancer Initiative will host an online live "Evening of Hope Auction and Celebration!"

Join us! Our doctors, therapists, child life specialists, social workers, self-image consultants and many more individuals created videos to highlight services, resources & helpful tips.

Join Dr. Kastan and Team DCI for a virtual training Victory Ride, May 16. Choose a V-Ride route or your own path on a cycle or stationary bike.

Tristan Evans walked around his neighborhood with his daughter Janelle for colon cancer awareness. Dozens social-distanced for the March 21 Duke CRUSH 5K.

Due to concern for the health and welfare of our patients and their families and friends, and in order to comply with official Duke policy, CRUSH to go virtual this year.

Suzanne L. Topalian, MD, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, delivers the Thomas J. Matthews Endowed Lecture, March 11 via livestream.

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

Duke Campus Club invites members to a social gathering on Feb. 10 for current and prospective members.

A new Duke-led endometrial cancer consortium hosts an educational symposium on endometrial cancer. Attendees are invited to a Duke Women's basketball game after.

A. Eugene Washington, MD, Chancellor for Health Affairs, Duke University, has invited all faculty, staff and students from Duke Health to attend "Duke Health Live: The Power of You."

Enjoy a night of unlimited desserts, therapy dogs, a cappella performances, and a special auction — all to benefit DCI, on Feb. 7.

For Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center staff assistant Anne Beebe, the center's annual Angels Among Us 5K and Walk of Hope is deeply personal.

More than 250 members of the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program community came together on Thursday, December 5, for the Nancy Weaver Emerson 29th Annual Tree of Hope Lighting Ceremony.

Duke Raleigh Hospital/Duke Cancer Center Raleigh and Duke Cancer Institute invite cancer patients seen in their clinics to patient & staff holiday party.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars were raised at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, held Oct. 19 in Raleigh. It was a high-energy event.

Duke Campus Club invites members and their guests to its 9th annual football tailgate party and a special tour of Downtown Durham.

The Duke Cancer Patient Support Program will host the 29th Annual Nancy Weaver Emerson Tree of Hope Lighting Ceremony at on Thursday, Dec. 5.

The fundraiser, which supports Duke research, has been held each year since 2002 in memory of  Gail Parkins. The annual event saw its biggest ever turnout of survivors.

Danielle Brander, MD, and Joseph Moore, MD, have teamed up to serve as honorary co-captains for Team Duke Cancer Center Durham at 2019 LLS walk.

Caring House will host its annual Benefit Gala at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club on February 8, 2020.

Life threw Chad Eddy “a curve ball" when a simple back pain escalated into something much bigger. Now, in recovery, he's giving back.

There was no stopping Chantal's stamina for running or mothering, until the day, last September, that she felt a lump behind her right femur.

Duke Hematologic Malignancies & Cellular Therapy will host its second annual benefit Cornhole Games on Thursday, Oct. 3.

When Barbara Pullen-Smith, PhD, was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was stunned and in disbelief. Little did she know then that she would soon meet a friend for life.

For a second year, Duke Cancer Institute will present its annual DCI Superstar Awards in person at cancer centers in Durham and Wake County.

The Division of Cellular Therapy will host an indoor yard sale at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Anderson Garrett was working for a textile manufacturing company when in April 2006 her mother learned she had adenocarcinoma.

For a sixth year, Duke Cancer Institute is teaming up in October with the American Cancer Society (ACS) as local presenting sponsor for Making Strides.

What's Best For Breasts?, A Conversation with Duke Clinicians, will be held at the Trent Semans Center Grand Hall from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21.

The 17th annual Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk & 5K Run will take place Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The Duke Multidisciplinary Sarcoma Program will host its Strike Out for Sarcoma 5K & Family Fun Walk this year on Sunday, Sept. 8.

Duke Cancer Institute thoracic oncology specialists and some of their peers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center partnered with OncLive.