Every Gift Tells a Story

Dr. Kristin Schroeder and her team in the Duke Global Health Institute have been working in Mwanza, Tanzania, to improve outcomes for children with cancer. They are finding that success is not always a matter of resources or equipment, but in finding creative ways to overcome the roadblocks that keep families from accessing cancer care.

Haller, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, says the journey leading up to and after her adult daughter’s kidney transplant in 2017 was at times difficult—from being on dialysis to waiting for a donor, to learning to adjust to life after the transplant.

A one-dollar bill started it all. In 2011, John and Andrea Pitera had just opened Mojo’s on the Harbor. Brooke Williams, their very first customer, paid in cash and signed their first dollar for good luck. He had no idea that he was starting a trend that would lead to thousands of dollars for cancer research.

Breast cancer survivor Monica Crooks is coming up on 5 years cancer free, and she wants donors to the Duke Cancer Institute know that she couldn't have done it without them!

Duke’s lung transplant team brought Gavin Maitland back from the brink of death. Now he’s raising money to help the program save more lives.

Pioneering cardiologist Richard A. Schatz, MD’77, recently established two endowments to help Duke give new generations of students the same chance it gave him.

Special program offers support, better-integrated care for children with medical complexity.

Frankie Antonelli, a young man with Down syndrome, has overcome many challenges to become a college student.

After life-changing surgery, Faith Newsome aims to offer hope and a voice for young people with obesity.

The Shingleton Society--Duke Cancer Institute's Annual Giving Society--honored Carol and Hal Johnson with the prestigious 2018 William W. Shingleton Award for their tireless efforts to raise money for, and awareness of, Duke Cancer Institute.