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THE GRADUATE Monica Bodd, MD, MTS, at her MD Graduation with Associate Dean for Student Affairs Aimee Chung, MD, her advisory dean (left); her primary Duke Surgery mentor DCI head & neck surgical oncologist Dan Rocke, MD (top right) and clinic staff; and with her proud parents on match day (bottom right).
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Jim Slaughter hugs pancreatic cancer patient Jean Spencer
Cancer center volunteer Jim Slaughter hugs pancreatic cancer patient Jean Spencer. They first met when they were both patients in 2014. Jim said he’s grateful to his oncology team — John Strickler, MD, PA Evan Dropkin, and Sabino Zani, MD —whom he said “pretty much pulled off a miracle.” Now he has the chance to give back.
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They're Glad He Came

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When Eleanor Scott Bell needed cancer care her doctor sent her to see Duke Cancer Network doctors at Gibson Cancer Center in Lumberton, close to where she grew up as a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, "People of the Dark Water."
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