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Gayathri Devi, PhD, professor of Surgery and of Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine, and Duke PhD student Larisa Gearhart-Serna are senior and lead authors of a paper that found that urban environmental exposures drive increased breast cancer incidence. (The poster behind them is unrelated to this specific study.)

FEATURED November 20, 2023

Urban Environmental Exposures Drive Increased Breast Cancer Incidence

A Duke Cancer Institute analysis of breast cancer in North Carolina showed that the state’s urban counties had higher overall incidences of breast cancer than rural counties, especially at early stages upon diagnosis.

DCI Centers of Excellence

DCI Centers of Excellence bring together multidisciplinary teams of nationally recognized specialists to move the needle in cancer research and treatment. Members of these unique, innovative Centers represent basic science, clinical research, patient care, and education. Our mission is to discover new approaches to research and treatment care that push the boundaries of what we know now.

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Molecular Tumor Board

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Supportive Care and Survivorship Center

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Center for Onco-Primary Care

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Duke Sarcoma Center

Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center

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Center For Cancer Immunotherapy

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Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis

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Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers

The DCI blog features stories about our patients and their families and news about the latest treatment advances. You can also read about important research breakthroughs, clinical innovations, and significant achievements made by DCI members, faculty, and staff.

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In August 2023, a team of volunteers led by Trinitia Cannon, MD (third from left), Leda Scearce, CCC-SLP, MM, MS, and Dina Abouelella, MPH, which also included Tammara Watts, MD, PhD (center) and Katharine Ciarrocca, DMD, MSEd, partnered with North Raleigh International Baptist Church and Duke Raleigh Hospital to offer head and neck cancer screenings. Dozens of families from the Cedar Creek Apartment Complex community came out for the free screenings, education, and games, and Duke Raleigh Hospital donated backpacks full of school supplies.

November 20, 2023

Novel Community Engagement/Research Effort in Head & Neck Cancer Launches

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DUKE IS IN THEIR BLOOD Krista Patterson AB’03, JD’06, LLM’06, and Jonathan Wigser, MBA’94’s

November 15, 2023

Planned Gift of Estate Reflects Couple's Deep Commitment to Duke

November 10, 2023

DCI Improves Rapid Access to Diagnosis, Care

Education and Training

Research and Education

Duke Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination provides a rich, diverse academic environment committed to education, training, research, and clinical care of cancer patients. We support nearly 1,300 active Duke Cancer Institute (DCI)-affiliated trainees from middle school students in the Durham community through junior faculty.

Training Opportunities

The CRTEC coordinates training programs for cancer physicians, scientists, and health professionals.

Cancer Research at DCI

Neuro-Oncology Cancer Biology Cancer Prevention and Control Radiation Oncology and Imaging Cancer Risk, Detection, and Interception Precision Cancer Medicine and Investigational Therapeutics Immuno-Oncology