One of Eleanor Scott Bell's earliest memories is of picking tobacco to supplement the family income. They were a family of nine with a large extended family — part of the Lumbee Tribe of NC, "People of the Dark Water."
For the first time in three years, cancer patients, survivors, families, friends, clinicians, faculty, and staff gathered in person for the Tree of Hope.
Black, Hispanic, Asian-American people and other groups have a higher risk for stomach cancer. Early detection & treatment of a common stomach bacterium can prevent it.
The Victory Ride returned as an in-person cycling event on May 21. 2021 V Ride funds go to a grant for American Indian cancer health disparities research.
The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center kicked off Brain Tumor Awareness Month (May) on April 30 with their first full-scale Angels Among Us event since the pandemic began.
Clinical providers, researchers, staff & health leaders came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center (now DCI).
The Duke Cancer Institute is excited to announce the establishment of the Duke Sarcoma Center, a center of excellence for sarcoma treatment and research.
A novel collaboration between DCI's Supportive Care & Survivorship Center and the Duke Fertility Center is helping cancer patients' family-dreams come true.
Nine-year brain cancer survivor Shelby Black talks about her experiences with Bobby's Coaches, Duke's peer support program for young adults with cancer.
"During my testicular cancer journey at Duke, I was inspired to form an organization that impacts the lives of men in our city" — hockey coach Matt Cross
“I was feeling hopeless and as I was being treated by Dr. Crawford and Susan Blackwell, I started feeling hopeful of a future. I wanted to show this gratitude.”
A DCI breast cancer care team joins forces with a genetics counselor to treat mother with high-risk genetic syndrome; prompting testing and preventative screening for her kids.
Stacia Smart rolled in to Duke Medicine Circle on Oct. 8 to welcoming cheers. She had just cycled 1,100-mile in memory of her boyfriend Owen Strong who passed away from glioblastoma in Jan. 2020.
Three years ago the retired NCCU Dean of Student Learning, 73, walked 60 miles to raise money for breast cancer. Now she's facing down an aggressive lymphoma.
Developed by of the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program at DCI, KidsCan! has been supporting children through a loved one's cancer diagnosis since 2007.
Four-year ovarian cancer survivor Kathy Jennings says that attending the annual Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk and 5K Run each year feels like coming home.
After a lengthy surgery failed to remove a cancerous mass from her pancreas, Sharlene Mitchell’s doctors told her nothing more could be done. Then she came to Duke.
For breast cancer patient Erin Hatcher, participating in a research study to learn about the potential for heart-related side effects of chemotherapy is a “win-win” situation to protect her health in the future.
Madelyn Wilson finds that getting involved with Duke's Teen and Young Adult Oncology Program a way to finding purpose after ending active cancer treatment.
In 2018, April Wilder was diagnosed with cervical cancer. During her cancer journey, there were times when she was on the verge of giving up, but she credits the team at the Duke Cancer Institute for pushing her through the times when she couldn’t fight for herself.
Working as a hematology-oncology nurse practitioner at Duke for more than two decades, Duke University School of Nursing graduate Heather Paradis had no idea that she would one day experience cancer care from the other side.
DCI clinical social worker Terri Stong started smoking four years ago during an extremely stressful period of her life. Tobacco cessation treatment at Duke and a reminder of what she has to live for turned her around.
Katrina Cooke has beaten the odds; surviving nearly nine years with metastatic breast cancer. Giving of her time to make things better for others has been her lifeline.
In observance of Blood Cancer Awareness Month, Denise Spector, PhD, shares her husband's final months spent fighting cancer and thanks his heroes on 9100.