Vaccines that protect against infectious diseases like the flu or pneumonia are commonly made from a weakened form of the virus. It is injected into the body and causes an immune response that helps ...

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Medicine will soon open the $230 million Duke Cancer Center, according to a Chronicle report. The 267,000-square-foot center, part of Duke’s approximately $700 million ...

Immunotherapy has transformed cancer care by helping the immune system recognize and destroy tumors. But new research from ...

It was a feeling Iris Bugbee said she hoped she would never know, but one that always lingered in the back of her mind. “My mom was 49 when she was diagnosed,” Bugbee shared. Other WRAL Top Stories ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke Cancer Center took on a festive atmosphere Wednesday, as it held its annual Survivorship Day celebration, the first time it's been held in person since the pandemic. "The energy ...

Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.). This 938-bed hospital was ranked as the No. 40 hospital in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report for 2016-17. The Duke Cancer Institute is ...

A new study by Duke researchers marked a major shift in understanding one of the deadliest forms of lung cancer. On Wednesday, researchers released a new study that found small cell lung cancer (SCLC) ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Small cell lung cancer is one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of lung cancer commonly associated with smoking. Now, researchers at Duke Health have uncovered a ...

Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a ...