| Duke Cancer Institute | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Durham, North Carolina, United States |
| Organization | |
| Hospital type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | Duke University |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Cancer |
| History | |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.cancer.duke.edu/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United States |
The Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, research facility, and hospital.[1] The center is part of the Duke University Health System located in Durham, North Carolina, United States.[2]
The center specializes in the treatment and prevention of cancer and was ranked 11th in the U.S. News & World Report's 2011 list of top cancer hospitals.[3] More than 50,000 patients with cancer are seen at Duke each year.[4]
The DCI is a single entity—the first of its kind at Duke—that integrates and aligns patient care and basic and clinical research with the goals of improving patient outcomes, decreasing the burden of cancer and accelerating scientific progress.[5]
Michael B. Kastan, MD, PhD, a renowned cancer scientist and Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, was named as the first Executive Director of the Duke Cancer Institute in May 2011.[6]
In November 2009, Duke Medicine had a groundbreaking for the new seven-floor Duke Cancer Center building, which should is scheduled to open in 2012.[7]
In November 2010, Victor Dzau, MD, chancellor of health affairs for Duke University, formally unveiled the Duke Cancer Institute, during the topping out ceremony for the new building. [8]