Special Events

This event, previously scheduled for Aug. 14-16, will now be virtual and will be held on Aug. 14 only.

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!"

The Komen Triangle Race for the Cure on Saturday, September 12, is now virtual. Susan Dent, MD, FRCPC, MD, remains DCI's honorary team captain.

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.

Due to evolving public health risks related to coronavirus, the April 25 Angels Among Us 5K & Walk of Hope has been rescheduled to Oct. 10.

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

Duke Campus Club, a vibrant, inclusive and active organization for Duke-affiliated women, has two events scheduled for March.

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.

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

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."

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.

This event has been rescheduled for Sept. 5, 2020.

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 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.

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

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.

A few dozen grateful patients, providers and staff came together on Wednesday, May 15, for a sunny reception to honor Donna Bernstein.

DCI blood cancer researchers shared new scientific discoveries and treatments in lymphomas, leukemias, and multiple myeloma at OncLive summit.