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Knowing Hope is the Only Thing Stronger Than Fear, Local Man Resists His Kryptonite

Tom O’Donnell, 53, might be proof that not every superhero wears a cape.

A manager at Walgreens by day, he appears to be your average,...

August 01, 2017

David Ashley To Become Director Of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology

David Ashley, MBBS, FRACP, PhD, has been named director of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology for Duke’s Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center (PRTBTC)....

July 11, 2017

Brain Tumor Puts Twenty-Year Friendship To The Test

In an era where many friendships can be strung together through one superficial connection after another, Dave Robison, 56, and Tom Hickman, 44,...

July 03, 2017

'It was insane': A battle against 100 miles, cancer

Click here to read about how Duke patient Nester Paonessa finished a 100-mile race while battling a grade IV glioblastoma brain tumor.

June 07, 2017

Brain Cancer Patient Meets Biological Daughters

Duke brain tumor patient Sean Bunn unites with biological daughters: listen to his story here!

May 22, 2017

Walking the Tight-Rope: How A Brain Tumor Nurse Gained Her Footing

Sometimes forced to make life-or-death decisions, it’s no wonder why many nurses feel like they are tight-rope acrobats in today’s health care...

May 09, 2017