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FEATURED July 21, 2023

Shariff Receives Community Cancer Centers Innovator Award

Afreen Shariff, MD, assistant professor in the division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, has been selected by the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) as a 2023 Innovator Award recipient for her work on the effectiveness of electronic consults for immune-related endocrine toxicities.

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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A new series from Medscape "Better with Age: Improving Breast Cancer Care in Older Adults" featuring Duke and UNC clinicians, launched in March and continues through this fall. So far three of four video episodes are available to watch. They are as follows: Episode 1: The Difference Age Makes || Episode 2: Front and Center || Episode 3: Tailoring Treatment || Episode 4: Upgrading the Assessment (coming soon). Series screenshots include: Gretchen Kimmick, MD (top right); Rebeca Shelby, PhD (bottom right); Gretchen Kimmick, MD, studies a breast image (bottom left, left); physical therapist Lisa Massa, CLT, PT, WCS (bottom left, right)

October 02, 2023

Better With Age: Improving Breast Cancer Care in Older Adults

THE GRADUATE Monica Bodd, MD, MTS, at her MD Graduation with Associate Dean for Student Affairs Aimee Chung, MD, her advisory dean (left); her primary Duke Surgery mentor DCI head & neck surgical oncologist Dan Rocke, MD (top right) and clinic staff; and with her proud parents on match day (bottom right).

September 13, 2023

Lessons from Duke: Centering the Patient Experience & a Role for Theology

New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina, make up the Southern Division of the National Cancer Institute Cooperative Human Tissue Network's Southern Division. Duke University is the headquarters of the Southern Division.

September 13, 2023

The NCI CHTN: Supporting Cancer Research for 35 Years, Changing Patients' Lives

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