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Cancer creates its own rules. We recognized ending cancer requires a weapon as adaptable & multiform as the disease itself—Duke Cancer Institute.
Durham, NC
Joined September 2009
A recent study led by DCI researchers sheds light on how patients with multiple myeloma weigh the risks and benefits of two promising treatment options: CAR T-cell therapy and bispecific T-cell engagers. https://t.co/impUIOreJH
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What’s Best for Breasts? 💗 Join us for a free breast health education event: 🗓️ Oct. 11 | 🕗 8AM–3PM 📍 Duke Trent Semans Center, Durham ✅ Expert talks, resources, lunch & parking included! 🔗 Register: https://t.co/6W0HIgeDpP
#CommunityHealthDuke | #BreastCancer | @DukeCancer
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This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, see how @DukeCancer Dr. Carey Anders is providing care to women like Jamie Branham through groundbreaking research & compassionate care. 🩷 📺 Watch her story on PBS: https://t.co/jWJPzcOUYF
#CommunityHealthDuke | #WomenInSTEM | @DukeMedSchool
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Interested in targeting the prostate cancer surfaceome? See our review out today in @pcan_journal led by two outstanding GU fellows Bilal Ashraf and Jane McKenzie from @DukeCancer @DukeGUCancer and @PeterMacCC
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Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases - Beyond PSMA: theranostic cell surface targets in metastatic prostate cancer
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Congrats to the newest Fellows of @AmCollSurgeons , absolute rockstars in their field, @DukeSurgOnc ‘s very own @globalsurgallie and @suziehillmd ! @DukeSurgery @DukeHealth @DukeCancer #FACS
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DCI's Nicholas DeVito, MD, spoke with @Medscape about the rising rate of early-onset #GastrointestinalCancer in people under 50 and how clinicians can help counter that trend. https://t.co/XQO6IpoADA
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A new study reveals that small cell #LungCancer likely begins in basal stem cells rather than in neuroendocrine cells, marking a major shift in the understanding of this aggressive disease. https://t.co/HxzCkuOuLY
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DURHAM, N.C. – A new study reveals that small cell lung cancer (SCLC) likely begins in basal stem cells rather than in neuroendocrine cells, marking a major shift in the understanding of this...
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DCI's @DianeReidyLagun and @JenniferPlichta were named among the 100 Influential Women in Oncology to Follow on Social Media by @oncodaily. https://t.co/zJmxD6Ag1K
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100 Influential Women in Oncology: Key Opinion Leaders to Follow on Social Media in 2025 / 100 Influential Women in Oncology, 100 Influential Women in
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DCI's David Van Mater, MD, PhD, created a program to better support children with cancer predisposition syndromes and their families by developing a clinical pathway to genetic testing, monitoring, and care. https://t.co/GtmG5WkFdz
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Duke Children’s pediatric hematology-oncology specialist David Van Mater, MD, PhD, created a program to better support children with cancer predisposition syndromes and their families by developing a...
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DCI's Annick Desjardins, MD, spoke with @WRAL about glioblastoma following the death of Today show host Sheinelle Jones' husband. https://t.co/BJK5pgc4ov
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After the death of her husband, "Today" show host Sheinelle Jones is raising awareness about glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. A Duke Health neuro-oncologist explained the challenges...
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A new study sheds light on a critical treatment decision facing older women diagnosed with early-stage, hormone receptor-positive #BreastCancer: whether to pursue radiation therapy or endocrine therapy following lumpectomy. https://t.co/2VY2L6vOkY
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Congratulations to DCI's Chang-Lung Lee, PhD, and Manisha Palta, MD, on receiving a U01 grant from @NIAIDNews. Their research will focus on radiation-induced heart disease. https://t.co/BW3yLYqfxf
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Congratulations to Chang-Lung Lee, PhD; Manisha Palta, MD; and Professor Emeritus of Pathology Salvatore Pizzo, MD, PhD, who were awarded a $2.8 million U01 grant by the NIH National Institute of...
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Congratulations to DCI's Laura Alder, MD, on receiving the 2025-2026 Lung Cancer Research Fellowship grant from @LC_Initiative_! Alder's study will examine how radiation impacts non-small cell #LungCancer patients. https://t.co/iX4608Sb17
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A new study reveals one in 12 patients who are diagnosed with two or more different types of cancer were born with a mutation in a known cancer risk gene. This could reshape how genetic testing is offered to cancer patients. https://t.co/OJFl5T2OCK
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DURHAM, N.C. – A new study reveals that about one in 12 patients who are diagnosed with two or more different types of cancer were born with a mutation in a known cancer risk gene. This discovery...
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The first patient has been enrolled in the PROPEL Registry, a multi-center study on the Aliya Pulsed Electric Field ablation system. DCI's Kamran Mahmood, MD, completed this first case. https://t.co/BpygidBtiB
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Achieving the best outcomes for patients with esophageal cancer takes a team approach. “Our multidisciplinary approach brings patients the combined expertise of multiple disciplines and packages it so they receive multi-modal, high-quality care." - Dr. Hai Viet-Nguyen Salfity
Duke Cancer Institute offers comprehensive treatment for esophageal cancer and other esophageal diseases. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/ICDSOcR9Tr
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Looking For a Crash Course in Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy? - Nicholas DeVito https://t.co/Urkee5ME5y
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#Immunotherapy #ImmuneOnc #TumorImmunology
#Cancer #OncoDaily #Medicine #Oncology #MedEd #MedX #MedNews
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PSA nadir predicts outcomes in metastatic hormone-sensitive #ProstateCancer patients. @hannahdzmd @DukeCancer joins @neerajaiims @huntsmancancer discussing research from the IRONMAN registry examining PSA responses and outcomes in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
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Duke Cancer Institute offers comprehensive treatment for esophageal cancer and other esophageal diseases. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/ICDSOcR9Tr
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Congratulations to DCI's Kris Wood, PhD, on receiving this year's All-Star Translational Cancer Research Grant from @TheVFoundation. Wood's research will focus on drugs that can kill residual #LungCancer cells. https://t.co/3BU9H2Il99
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Lung cancers are often discovered after they have spread throughout the body. When this happens, patients must be treated with drugs. These drugs often shrink tumors but do not cure patients. The...
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