Duke Women's Cancer Care Raleigh

If you are diagnosed with cancer, your doctor will work closely with you to develop a personalized treatment plan, which may include chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

The Duke Center for Women’s Cancer Care Raleigh offers the latest advances in radiation therapy using a machine called a linear accelerator, which delivers radiation to cancerous tumors while sparing damage to surrounding normal tissue.

Doctors at Duke Women’s Cancer Care Raleigh offer:

• Breast surgery consultations
• Screening mammograms and diagnostic mammograms
• CT scans, ultrasounds, and biopsies, including stereotactic biopsies
• Medical and radiation oncology
• Genetic testing and counseling
• Palliative care to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of you and your loved ones
• Patient navigation and social work
• Patient and family therapy
• Prosthesis fitting
• Survivor care
• Boutique with free products and services to help you look and feel your best

Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgical Procedures offered:

Breast Reconstruction

• Breast reconstruction and nipple reconstruction following nipple-sparing and skin-sparing mastectomy
• Breast reconstruction using your own tissue (autologous reconstruction) from your abdomen (DIEP), buttocks (SGAP), thighs (PAP) or back (latissimus, TDAP)
• Implant reconstruction with tissue expander
• Direct to implant reconstruction
• Revision breast reconstruction (correction of prior breast reconstruction)
• Gynecomastia surgery (male breast reconstruction)

Lymphedema Surgery

Our plastic surgeons offer consultations for people with primary and secondary (after cancer treatments) lymphedema. Surgeries include:

• Lymph node transfer surgery
• Lymphovenous bypass procedures
• Debulking procedures to remove excess fat and volume from affected areas (liposuction or excision)