leukemia

WATCH: DCI Oncologists Discuss AML Therapies

Harry Erba, MD, PhD, David Rizzieri, MD, and Thomas LeBlanc, MD, discuss the benefits of therapy for the great majority of older acute myeloid leukemia patients.

November 13, 2019

DCI Research

Kirby And Zaas To Light The Night For Wake County

Hematologist-oncologist Suzanne Kirby, MD, PhD, will lead the way for Duke Cancer Institute’s Wake County teams as an honorary captain at Light the Night.

October 21, 2019

Charles Fritz and Dennis Lane of Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

Second Annual Cornhole Tourney Slated For October

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

August 26, 2019

Employee Resources Special Events

Heme Co-Hosts State of The Science Summit

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

May 3, 2019

DCI Research Special Events

Zaas Named Triangle Student Of The Year

When Jake Zaas, 15, learned he was a bone marrow match for his dad, David Zaas, MD, president of Duke Raleigh Hospital, there was no hesitation.

March 26, 2019

Announcements Patient Stories Special Events

Couple Marry At Duke Five Days After Cancer Diagnosis

In J.K. Rowling’s 1999 Harry Potter novel, “Prisoner of Azkaban,” professor Albus Dumbledore foresees the tough times ahead and reminds the inhabitant...

October 25, 2018

Patient Stories

Bringing Denial To Light

After two visits to a local ENT doctor who performed two biopsies – both benign – and then a follow-up visit to her primary care doctor, Joy Wood was ...

October 4, 2017

Special Events Announcements

Dream Vacation Turns Nightmare For Virginia Couple

Celebrating their 18th wedding anniversary, in May 2016 Greg Ryan and his wife, Terry, took off for a dream vacation to Kauai, a Hawaiian island boast...

May 31, 2017

Sarantopoulos and Dave Awarded LLS Research Grants

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer, recently awarded grants to two Duke Ca...

October 26, 2015

Awards

Therapist Takes On Endurance Challenge

As an oncology recreation therapist, Tiffany Atkinson, MS, LRT, knows first-hand that “bouncing back” from the sometimes destructive effects of cancer...

February 19, 2018

Announcements Employee Resources Features Special Events

Duke Raleigh Hospital President Ready To Light The Night

Duke Raleigh Hospital president and leukemia survivor David Zaas, MD, and his wife Aimee Zaas, MD, an infectious diseases specialist, have signed on a...

September 12, 2017

Announcements Special Events Employee Resources

Dream Vacation Turns Nightmare For Virginia Couple

Celebrating their 18th wedding anniversary, in May 2016 Greg Ryan and his wife, Terry, took off for a dream vacation to Kauai, a Hawaiian island boast...

January 26, 2017

Patient Stories Employee Resources

Making Pigs Fly? Investigators Up To The Challenge

When Duke Cancer Institute researcher Christopher Pirozzi, PhD, was an intern doing stem cell research in Australia, he spotted a child’s mobile of a ...

November 6, 2017

DCI Research Features

New Antibody May Re-Activate Immune System in Cancer Therapy

Adding an investigational antibody to the chemotherapy rituximab appears to restore its cancer-killing properties in certain leukemia patients with a ...

June 27, 2017

Announcements DCI Research

Duke Oncologist Going For Woman Of The Year

Man and Woman of the Year candidates compete for the title by raising funds in honor of two local pediatric survivors, a boy and a girl. Boy of the Ye...

March 11, 2016

Announcements Awards Features

Researchers Solve Mystery Of How ALL Enters the Central Nervous System

A deadly feature of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is its invasion of the central nervous system. ALL in the central nervous system is very diffic...

July 18, 2018

DCI Research Announcements

Onetime Grant Recipient Sheds Light On Financial Assistance Opportunities

Sylvia Foushee, 71, was due for an annual physical. It was early September 2016. A native of Bahama, North Carolina, Sylvia visited her Duke primary c...

September 25, 2017

Special Events Patient Stories Features

Goins Competes For Woman Of The Year

Jennifer Goins, a program coordinator for Duke Department of Immunology, has been nominated to compete in The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) 20...

March 13, 2017

Announcements Special Events Employee Resources

Heme Faculty Retreat Showcases Breadth Of Research

The Duke Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy held their annual faculty retreat on Friday, Nov. 10, at the JB Duke Hotel on c...

November 13, 2017

Announcements DCI Research

DCI Teams Up To Light The Night (Oct. 28)

The 2017 Light The Night walk, hosted by The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), will take place Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Booth Ampitheatre in Cary,...

July 3, 2017

Announcements Special Events Employee Resources

Blood Cancer Survivors and Fighters to Light the Night

Pat Luke, a volunteer with The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, had walked in the society’s Light the Night fundraiser for 16 years — long before she be...

October 5, 2016

Announcements Patient Stories

When Championing A Cause Size Doesn't Matter

They say it takes no longer than a blink of an eye to “size” up another person. At nearly four-feet, five-inches tall, Barbara Flink, 63, has endured ...

September 18, 2018

Patient Stories Announcements Special Events

DCI's Brander Inspired By Her Patients, LLS, To Light The Night

Hematologic oncologist Danielle Brander, MD, has signed on as honorary team captain to lead Team Duke Cancer Institute at this year's The Leukemia & L...

October 2, 2017

DCI Research Special Events Patient Stories

Be The Match

You're invited to Be The Match on Friday, March 17, at 8 a.m. at Duke Hospital Medical Library on the 8th floor of Duke North in Durham, North Carolin...

March 14, 2017

Announcements Employee Resources Special Events

For Leukemia Patients, Transfusion Needs May Delay Hospice Care

Leukemia patients who received frequent transfusions had short stays in hospice, suggesting that transfusion dependence presents a barrier to end-of-l...

December 28, 2017

DCI Research

Kenney Offering Novelty Tees And Wine And Design Outing (Sept. 16)

Radiation oncology nurse Nicole Kenney, BSN, RN, OCN, CNIII, and Team Noreen are raising funds for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s annual Light Th...

August 4, 2017

Announcements Special Events Employee Resources

Radiation Oncology Nurse Honors Mother’s Memory

New Hampshire native Nicole Kenney, 31, already had one undergraduate degree under her belt when she applied in 2009 for enrollment in Duke University...

October 5, 2016

Patient Stories Features Special Events