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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.
Celebrating 30 years, 5,000 Adult Bone Marrow Transplants
Gerald Madren was a 29-year-old newlywed when he was diagnosed with leukemia in 1997. Nearly 18 years later, he’s cancer free, thanks to a stem cell transplant ...
Bouncing back after rare cartilage cancer
Brandon Lail has always been known for his upbeat approach to life. However, even he had trouble staying positive after cartilage cancer took his right arm and ...
Run/Walk to Support Brain Tumor Research
Clara Guy will never forget the day doctors diagnosed her with an aggressive brain tumor and told her she had 18 months to live. Today, the mother of two is a ...
Tetanus Vaccine Helps Improve Survival in People with Glioblastoma
Nine years ago, Sandy Hillburn was diagnosed with a brain tumor and told she had three months to live. Today, she walks up to four miles per day and enjoys mon ...
High Cost of Cancer Drugs Can be Bad for your Health
Cancer treatments are supposed to help you get better, but ongoing research finds their high costs may be having the opposite effect. Here, Yousuf Zafar, MD, a ...
Choosing Preventive Double Mastectomy
With a long history of aggressive breast cancer in her family, Kesha Dozier of Raleigh decided, with her doctor's advice, to take matters into her own hands an ...
Endoscopic Surgery Removes Pituitary Tumor, Restores Teenager’s Vision
Sydney McCann was back to playing volleyball two weeks after Duke neurosurgeon Ali Zomorodi, MD, used an endoscope to reach and remove a pituitary tumor that w ...
Improving Prostate Cancer Detection
A new technology that fuses MRI with ultrasound images is changing prostate cancer biopsies. Duke doctors are also using it to differentiate prostate cancer th ...
Mustaches for Movember
During the month of November, Duke doctors grow their facial hair in support of the Movember Foundation. The movement raises awareness and funds for prostate c ...
Brachytherapy Suite Reduces Need for Hospital Stay
People with gynecologic and prostate cancers can now receive high-dose, targeted radiation therapy in a few hours in a dedicated brachytherapy suite at the Duk ...
Triathlete Back to Competing After Prostate Cancer Surgery
George Ladner was back to participating in triathlons three months after undergoing surgery for an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
Retiree Resumes Active Lifestyle After Stem Cell Transplant
Chuck Battaglia underwent a stem cell transplant at Duke after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma. “I was shocked at how easy and comfortable the process wa ...