lung cancer

Antonia’s Research Highlighted in ASCO’s Clinical Cancer Advances 2020

Research on immunotherapy in NSCLC by Scott Antonia, MD, PhD, selected by ASCO for inclusion in Clinical Cancer Advances 2020.

February 4, 2020

Announcements DCI Research

Randles Preps Cancer Simulations for 2021

Randles' team is one of 15 investigator-led teams being given priority to run her cancer simulations on the nation's first exascale computer "Aurora."

August 30, 2019

Awards DCI Research

Overall Cancer Mortality Continues To Decline

Overall cancer mortality continues to decline. A special section on adults ages 20 to 49 shows higher cancer incidence and mortality for women than men.

June 3, 2019

Announcements

DCI Thoracic Oncology Co-Hosts NSLC Summit

Duke Cancer Institute thoracic oncology specialists and some of their peers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center partnered with OncLive.

May 20, 2019

DCI Research Special Events

Clarke To Lead Team DCI At 2018 LUNGe Forward 5K

The Lung Cancer Inititative of North Carolina will host its 12th annual LUNGe Forward 5K on Sunday, Sept. 23, at 12:30 p.m. at Midtown Park at North H...

June 7, 2018

Announcements Special Events Employee Resources

Duke To LUNGe Forward In Race For A Cure

The Lung Cancer Inititative of North Carolina will host its 11th annual LUNGe Forward 5K, presented by Duke Raleigh Hospital, on Sunday, Sept. 24, at ...

June 30, 2017

Announcements Special Events Employee Resources

With New Center, DCI Tackles Brain Metastasis Head-On

During the summer of 2016 Dave and Lisa VanTress retired from their jobs in Syracuse, New York, and headed south to the sunny shores of South Carolina...

February 15, 2018

DCI Research Features Patient Stories

Garst Named To Top Cancer Doctors List

Newsweek magazine online recently published the Castle Connolly Medical LTD list of “Top Cancer Doctors." Medical oncologist Jennifer Garst, MD...

May 6, 2016

Awards DCI Research

Duke Raleigh Nurse Rallies For Annual Showdown Against Lung Cancer

It was September 2016 and by the looks of it, Kristen Walden could give birth at any moment. No matter how heavy with child she was, Walden would not ...

July 10, 2018

Special Events Employee Resources

On the Run For Lung Cancer

Since completing treatment for lung cancer nearly seven years ago, Bob Wienberry, 80, has been volunteering in the thoracic oncology clinic of Duke Ca...

September 18, 2017

Patient Stories Special Events

Lung Cancer Initiative To Host Evening Of Hope Gala

Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina will host its 11th annual Evening of Hope Gala, “Solving the Mystery of Lung Cancer,” on Saturday, April 21, ...

April 6, 2018

Announcements Special Events

Screening Saves Biker from Dead End

Ronald Knowles, 68, remembers the day a new patient appointment with Duke Primary Care physician assistant Leanne Owens changed his life. Owens was go...

November 9, 2016

Patient Stories Special Events

Inaugural Cohort in National Clinician Scholars Program Named at Duke, VA

Three physicians, including cancer researcher Marcelo Cerullo, MD, PhD, and two post-doctoral nurses will comprise the inaugural cohort for Duke’s Nat...

December 17, 2018

Announcements DCI Research

Patz’s Human-Derived Antibody Treatment Moves Forward

Patz's Human-Derived Antibody Treatment Moves Forward With Boost from NCI and Manufacturing Agreement Grid Therapeutics, LLC, a new start-up company l...

October 31, 2017

DCI Research Announcements

After Tragic Loss Hickory Man Says Live Or Die, It’s A Win-Win

Brandon Lail, 32, is known for his upbeat approach to life. Nothing much can get him down. However, when cancer took his entire right arm and shoulder...

May 12, 2015

Features Patient Stories

Wei Receives $200,000 Grant For Lung Cancer Research

In partnership, Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina and The V Foundation for Cancer Research have awarded a $200,000 grant to Qingyi Wei, MD, PhD...

May 24, 2018

Announcements Employee Resources DCI Research

Lung Cancer Initiative To Host Evening of Hope Gala

The Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina will host its 10th Annual Evening of Hope Gala at the North Ridge Country Club, in Raleigh, on Saturday, ...

March 8, 2017

Announcements Special Events

Antonia Appointed Director Of DCI Center For Cancer Immunotherapy

Scott Antonia, MD, PhD, who joined Duke on Monday, Feb. 25, has been appointed director of the newly formed DCI Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, a DCI...

February 22, 2019

Announcements DCI Research

Stinchcombe Named Associate Editor At JCO

Duke Cancer Institute thoracic oncologist Thomas Stinchcombe, MD, has been named associate editor for thoracic malignancies at the Journal of Clinical...

January 19, 2018

Announcements

High-Risk Lung Cancer Patients

Most high-risk lung cancer patients might not need annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screenings if they are cleared of disease in their in...

April 1, 2016

Announcements