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Gail Gunter didn't hesitate to say yes when her surgical oncologist recommended she undergo genetic testing. Performed by Duke Cancer Institute’s Cancer Genetics Program, the testing would inform her and her su... Show More rgical oncologist, Randall Scheri, MD, about her risk for developing future cancers, and whether a gene mutation had caused her thyroid cancer.Since some mutations can run in families, the test results could benefit her five siblings as well. Cascade testing looks for the same mutation in close relatives. Finding the mutation helps detect cancer early and increases the chance of survival.  Show Less

In October 2024, severe changes in vision sent Don Johnson, 70, to the Duke Eye Center, where he was diagnosed with a detached retina. Following a surgical procedure called a vitrectomy, his vision is back to n... Show More ormal. “I've been really impressed with Duke,” Johnson said. Show Less