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We have created a collaborative powerhouse as adaptive and multiform as cancer itself––audacious, evolving and unconventional. Is the risk higher? Yes.
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We have created a collaborative powerhouse as adaptive and multiform as cancer itself––audacious, evolving, unconventional––at the center of a world-renowned university and medical center. This is how we’re changing the rules on cancer. Critical Mass of Talent
At Duke we know something about building great teams. Rising stars and renowned leaders alike come here to join DCI’s global front-runners in science, medicine and technology. We recruit and encourage these tenacious investigators and physicians with an ethos of original thinking and collaboration to accelerate and expand their pioneering work. Game-Changing Research
We take the road less traveled to find breakthrough discoveries. Inspired by the bravery of our patients, we have become unafraid to pursue even outrageous possibilities. And sometimes we fall short. But when we succeed, we give the world the kind of breakthroughs that don’t always occur in other laboratories. Synchronous Collaborations
We are moving further, faster and with greater purpose. We draw from Duke’s entire pool of world-class talent and resources to create non-linear exchanges of knowledge and innovation. By doing so, we exponentially increase the probability of advances to transform cancer prevention, treatments and survivorship. Integrated Patient Care
A ground-breaking model for patient care is being fostered here. We organized our flagship cancer center to assemble each patient’s entire clinical team and treatment resources in a single state-of-the-art facility. With a total integration of clinical research, treatment and support services to deliver cancer care as it should be. Support our Work! http://bit.ly/1OmtPna

To learn more about cancer care at Duke, visit https://www.dukemedicine.org/treatments/cancer.

03/27/2026

ICYMI: Even as he neared the end of a battle with cancer that he had fought since childhood, Duke University student Bobby Menges was thinking about helping others. His parents created The I’m Not Done Yet Foundation in his memory. The foundation surpassed $1 million in gifts to Duke Health in 2025 and has transformed how the DCI supports young people with cancer.

https://duke.is/j/zhr6

Duke University School of Medicine | Duke Health

Duke and the Menges family have created a new standard for support services for young people with cancer.

03/25/2026

Join us for the 33rd annual Angels Among Us 5K & Walk for HOPE! Angels Among Us is held on Duke's Medical Center Campus each April. Funds benefit the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke.

📆 Saturday, April 25 | 8-11 a.m.

https://duke.is/w/375y

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03/23/2026

03/19/2026

From Duke Health: DCI's Jason Somarelli, PhD, joins Diane Reidy-Lagunes, MD, in the latest Conversations in Cancer video to discuss whether plastics could be causing cancer.

03/18/2026

Join DCI's Head and Neck Cancer Program for the inaugural Healing from Head and Neck Cancer community education even. Specialists will highlight the latest clinical advances in the treatment of head and neck cancers, as well as supportive care resources.

📆 Saturday, April 18 | 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

https://duke.is/p/uw6j

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At this inaugural event, specialists will highlight the latest clinical advances in the treatment of head and neck cancers as well as supportive care resources.

03/17/2026

At 27, Spencer Laird had surgery to remove a tumor from his colon. Doctors assured him that he was in the clear and would not require further treatment; two years later, a routine scan revealed 13 tumors of various sizes metastasized to his lungs.

Read Spencer's story and how a Duke clinical trial impacted his treatment.

03/16/2026

A team at DCI is launching a first-of-its-kind study that could bring new hope to patients living with advanced . The project explores why some colorectal cancers that spread to the liver respond well to chemotherapy while others do not.

https://duke.is/w/r2hv

Duke University School of Medicine | Duke Engineering

A team at DCI is launching a first-of-its-kind study that could bring new hope to patients living with advanced colorectal cancer.

03/13/2026

03/11/2026

What does collaboration look like at Duke Cancer Institute? For alumnus Shane Killarney, MD, PhD, it looked like mentors who answered late-night emails, lab mates who asked the right questions, and a community that believed breakthroughs happen together.

That environment helped him uncover how an understudied enzyme may drive cancer progression — work that became a Cancer Discovery cover story. Today, Shane continues his journey as a physician-scientist, carrying DCI’s commitment to teamwork and discovery with him.

https://duke.is/v/v2ts

Duke University School of Medicine | Brigham and Women's Hospital

When Shane Killarney began medical school at Duke University, he spent a month conducting research in the lab of cancer biologist Kris Wood, PhD. The experience was so rewarding that he decided to say yes to the long road of pursuing an MD-PhD and becoming a clinician-scientist.

03/06/2026

Thanks to everyone from the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program who helped make last month's Winter Olympics activities so much fun - including Stormy from the Carolina Hurricanes, who came and played some hockey games with patients!

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03/05/2026

Watch DCI's Interim Executive Director Erik Sulman, MD, PhD, speak to the innovations transforming radiation oncology and opportunities ahead to enhance training, research, and clinical excellence at Duke.

03/03/2026

Walt and Arlene Simmons believe in tackling challenges head-on — whether restoring a broken hydro-electric dam or fueling new cancer technologies. Their support at Duke helped launch a device that could transform prostate cancer surgery by helping surgeons see cancer more precisely.

https://duke.is/y/tf8t

| Duke University School of Medicine | Duke Neurosurgery | Duke Biomedical Engineering

Walt and Arlene Simmons didn't just hope for better prostate cancer treatment. They funded it.

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