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Center for Onco-Primary Care

The Duke Center for Onco-Primary Care works toward improving the health outcomes of cancer patients by engaging primary care clinicians as active members of the cancer care team. 

Deliver

Evidence-based, patient-centered, personalized health care across the cancer continuum (from cancer screening to survivorship or end-of-life or chronic cancer care) by enhancing the interface between cancer specialists and primary care clinicians.

Conduct

Practice-changing research that improves (a) cancer screening rates, (b) timely transition to cancer care, (c) management of non-cancer comorbidities during and after cancer therapy, and (d) long-term outcomes of cancer survivors, including those living with chronic cancer.

Train and Educate

The next generation of clinicians and researchers to extend this mission; and GENERATE policy leading to practice redesign.

This page was reviewed on 11/15/2023