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Cancer Care
Read about the innovative approaches taken by Duke doctors to treat cancer -- and the people whose lives have been affected.
Can I Get an Erection After a Prostatectomy?
Erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence are common concerns after a radical prostatectomy because surgery can affect the nerves needed to achieve an erec ...
Do You Know Your Breast Cancer Risk?
Which breast cancer screenings you should have and when you should have them depends on your risk level. A breast cancer risk assessment can help you determine ...
Genetic Testing Finds Cancer in Siblings
Gail Gunter didn't hesitate to say yes when her surgical oncologist recommended she undergo genetic testing. Performed by Duke Cancer Institute’s Cancer Geneti ...
Considering Breast Reconstruction? Here’s What You Need to Know
Breast reconstruction can positively impact your quality of life by making you feel more confident and improving your self-esteem. But that doesn’t mean breas ...
Patient-Centered Care for Metastatic Lung Cancer Yields Impressive Results
Roger Parker, 55, was diagnosed with stage IV small cell lung cancer in February 2024. Following treatment at Duke Cancer Center, including a medication that w ...
Is Throat Cancer Curable?
If you’ve been diagnosed with throat cancer, also known as pharyngeal cancer, you probably have a lot of questions. Like many other types of cancer, whether th ...
Tracheoesophageal Puncture (TEP) Surgery and Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis Help People Speak After Total Laryngectomy
People with throat cancer or voice box cancers who lose their ability to speak following the removal of their larynx (voice box) can learn to produce speech th ...
Beyond Grateful After Beating Triple-Negative Breast Cancer During Pregnancy
Arlene Brown knew she was at high risk for developing breast cancer and was vigilant about getting screened regularly. Still, she wasn’t prepared to find a lum ...
Beating Metastatic Colon Cancer After Treatment at Duke
Chris Biggar was only 34 years old when he was diagnosed with a rare kind of metastatic colon cancer two years ago. After several surgeries and immunotherapy a ...
Support Empowers Young Adult After Cancer
When Hope Reynolds was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at the age of 21, she felt like her body had betrayed her. She had no family history of cancer. No ...
Self-Image Services Restore Confidence
One of the toughest moments during Debra Calhoun’s treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma came when her hair started falling out. “Even though they tell you to e ...
Innovative Treatment at Duke Offers Hope to Some People with Lung Cancer
A promising treatment called pulsed electric field (PEF) ablation is offering hope to people with lung cancer or cancers metastasized to the lungs who haven’t ...