I would love to THANK the entire staff at the Duke cancer medical center hospital for taking care of my prime possession which is my Mother! The lung procedure went well as it could be and the battles continues for another day.... Thank you for being exceptional! read more

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I would like to give a great review of duke center,buuut,if they can't keep an appointment how can I tell. In the past I've had good care here,that was then.i had an APPOINTMENT for 11:30,well I was there.1:00 I ask what the,was told I was next. 2 :00 was told the SYSTEM had a GLICH and lost me,3:00 I was told only 3 people ahead of me.Hey it's not like I have a life,lm sure these folks are more important than those of us wanting treatment for cancer and don't mind driving for hours setting for hours in the waiting room ,pay for parking ,be ignored, get your heart rate up,then drive for hours with the price of gas whati it is oh yes what fun.As I said I have had good care here once upon a time .My suggestion is if you must come,pack a meal and a pillow and blanket. Good luck. read more

So professional and they really care about their patients. So kind and check all the boxes. Wish we have found them 3 weeks earlier. Well worth the 2.5 hour drive in my opinion , read more

Duke health is well know for its pioneering in the world of health care. Every employee that I have come in contact with has been totally focused on the patient. Can't say enough about Duke. read more

Duke Cancer Center - Oncologist Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Repeatedly missed my bilateral breast cancer. Told me that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) - 3-D mammograms would find cancer in my heterogeneously dense breasts. I had to fight for a breast MRI that found two tumors about 3 cm each. Afterwards, I was told it was my fault that Duke cancer center missed my two tumors because I had not demanded a breast MRI. My only mistake was relying on Duke for my healthcare. Early detection is crucial to save your life. My advice is go somewhere else for breast cancer screening. read more

My husband was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. We have an amazing doctor who is doing everything to save his life. Unfortunately the surgeons here are not. The staff here is nice and very likable. The wait time is crazy so be prepared to wait. read more

Duke Cancer Center - Oncologist Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

I can't say enough good things about Duke Cancer Center. They are, of course, a top-tier oncology center, with state-of-the-art treatment options and a world leader in oncology research, but their patient treatment standards go beyond medicine. Every possible patient need - medical, emotional, spiritual and family member support - is included in personalized treatment plans. I am currently supporting a friend who is in treatment for brain cancer. This is not my first experience as patient support. I was with my mother, including as a CHILD caregiver, throughout her cancer fifty years ago. (1970 to 1983). Back then, spouses and especially children were considered hangers-on (and sometimes considered nuisance presences) by staff, and their needs and support were not even considered. I am so happy to see how much has changed in the decades since, and not just in medical advances. Duke Cancer Center is mindful of the fact that the entire family, not just the patient, has cancer. Support groups and referrals to counseling are available. There are beautiful indoor and outdoor spaces (including an exquisitely-landscaped garden) where patients, family and friends can rest and reflect. Staff keeps family apprised of patient progress during treatment and we were offered tea and coffee in the waiting room. Local musician volunteers played lovely music beside the waiting room! Patient care is individually designed and tailored. There's a shop with attractive clothing designed to accommodate chemo ports and equipment during treatment and beautiful wigs, as well as t-shirts for family and friends. Wigs are fitted by appointment and very reasonably priced. The staff is polite, patient, helpful and extremely supportive. Even the doctors were incredibly kind and compassionate, and truly seem to care about each individual patient. Detailed briefings are given to the patient and questions are answered in person instead of just giving them a handout to read and showing them the door. This tean-centered approach is so meaningful to patients, especially those who may be looking at the end of their lives. Duke Cancer Center goes beyond just trying to save a patient's life or buy them some more time with their loved ones. If you are facing the frightening journey as a cancer patient, this is a great option for you. You'll get the best treatment options available and a staff that will go down that road with you every step of the way. read more

Over a slightly low platelet count my husband was denied life saving surgery. Why not give him platelets the were nor that low. I should have insisted. read more

My mom is actively on round 2 of 6 chemotherapy infusion for stage 3 ovarian cancer. Round 1 went off without a hitch. The premeds and procedures to prep for infusion are the small things that make a huge difference. Appointments run behind but hello people it's Cancer and you are at Duke. The doctors are thorough and patient. The nurses are caring and accommodating. If you are diagnosed with Cancer they will see you within 3 days. I'm no chemo expert but this place seems top notch to me! Good luck and Prayers to all. read more

Dr. Henry S. Friedman is disappointing at best. Better to interview with Dr. Friedman's Physician Assistant and not Dr. Friedman himself. The Physician Assistant will ultimately be your doctor. Henry is a doctor that only knows about capitalist gains at the cost of your ailing family member. Be very careful dropping any money/time expecting superior services. All you will get is subpar advice you can easily google yourself. read more

Awesome Awesome care excellent communication, quality of care, compassion and support. Easy appointment getting in.

Had 2 appoinments at Duke 4 hrs. Apart. Since we came from out of town used Valet & checked in. 1st appointment went well. Got to the Cancer Center, checked in early, got lost in the system. 2 hours after our appointment time went to the front to check. They misplaced our checkin. So we placed behind everyone else. Go to get the car, they lost the keys. 1 hr. Later they found them. Total disaster, horrible experience read more

Went in for a MRI. I absolutely love the staff here. Everyone is so kind, personable, and accommodating. I'm super claustrophobic and they took every precaution to make sure I was comfortable. The warm blanket and smooth jazz that serenaded me during the procedure was such an added and appreciated bonus. For someone who has to get these procedures annually like I do, these a small things add up to mean a lot. read more

Duke Cancer Center - Oncologist Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

NO BETTER PLACE IN NC!!! Duke Cancer Center has been a part of my life and family for two years now. I was diagnosed with a rare breast cancer that required a high level cancer facility. We were moving to NC and my husband found Duke Cancer Center and Dr. Paul Kelly Marcom, Breast Cancer Oncologist. The center met every need, all staff....I mean ALL STAFF were so accommodating and helpful and most importantly supportive. At times, when you get big news about big things, you need a moment and in some cases, I felt overwhelmed or rushed in making decisions but that's because I had too...I had no choice. As for my doctor, Dr. Marcom, well let's just say there's not another like him in this universe! He gets it... he knows it.... and he's your superman through it all. I am always so happy to see him because even though this disease is terrible, he always lightens my day and provides the hope we all need to get through this awful disease. He's all our Superman and I am grateful for him and all the other staff at Duke Cancer Center's Breast Cancer Unit. The only downside is the wait. Let's face it, all doctor's offices are a bit behind. They do their best, I know they do but sometimes I've waited 2.5 hrs. In most cases it's not more than an hour but my doc....well.... he's one of the top 50 breast cancer doctors in the country so I'll wait for my Superman! Trust me...he's worth the wait! read more

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Wow, I'm the Duchess of the Duke Cancer Center. How's that for an ominous title? Sheesh. Okay, so, disclaimer: I do not have cancer. Praise the Whomever! I have, however, had a few scares in the last year or two. Because I have nodules on my thyroid that have been growing and multiplying. Yes, I have freaking GOITERS, you guys. Sounds like something obese men of the 18th century had. Gross. So, anyway, I'd been having symptoms of hypothyroidism, so I went to see a general physician, who referred me to an endocrinologist, who, after a few ultrasounds and a fine needle aspiration (biopsy), referred me to an oncologist, because although the tests came back negative, the nodules themselves looked suspiciously like papillary thyroid carcinoma, or at least something that could become papillary thyroid carcinoma. Duke Cancer Center is swanky as all get out. Such a vast improvement from level 1 of Duke South (which, incidentally, is where Endocrinology is now located). Most rooms look like clinics on the USS Enterprise, and several come equipped with ultrasound machines that descend out of the ceiling like, uh, on the USS Enterprise. The chairs are more comfortable and adjustable than any I've seen. I really love that the rooms are so well equipped that you get a very private, personal experience. One thing I would recommend is making any appointments as early in the morning as you can. I recently spent five hours at the DCC, because I had two appointments----one for an ultrasound, one to see the oncologist, with about two hours between each---and then, of course, my oncologist was meeting with people who most likely actually *have cancer*, and my biggest complaint is that I've lost my singing voice and can't lose weight so, keeping that in perspective, it was very hard to be too irritated from being kept waiting, although it did turn out to be an all-day affair. The Duke HealthView Portal makes the prompt and detailed viewing of your test results so easy. Just register, log in, and you can review all of your results, as well as schedule and change all of your Duke-affiliated appointments. Very cool and convenient. It's great to have such a capable and personable health care providers to treat some of the world's most terrifying diseases. You are in good hands at Duke. read more

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What they are doing to force patients who can't breathe to have more problems by wearing the hypoxia bacterial pneumonia control diaper is frankly criminal! Place should be sued and permanently shut down! read more

My son has a rare lung condition requiring ongoing follow up visits. We have found the doctors to be very knowledgeable and staff is usually helpful and pleasant. The Cancer center's decor is comfortable however we felt very uncomfortable that each waiting room we spent time in (hours between tests and doctors apt) the TV's were always on CNN or MSNBC and turned up very loud broadcasting a constant barrage of negative, anti-republican anti-trump commentaries. People dealing with a serious medical issue should be able to wait in a politically neutral and peaceful environment. When asked if they wouldn't mind changing the channel or turning it down I was ignored. Very inconsiderate and inappropriate for a hospital setting. read more

I can't imagine why there aren't hundreds of reviews of people detailing their cancer treatments on here... weird. I guess it's probably because going on and on about that new restaurant and taking pictures of your food is probably a lot more fun that going on and on about that weird tumor they found... ;-) I'm not going to go into vast detail about my experience. Just know that I'm fine and it all turned out to be nothing and hopefully I don't ever have to come back here. Here's what to expect at Duke Cancer Center: Lets start from the beginning- which is not the waiting room.... You need to arrive to this area about 30 minutes before your appointment. I know Duke's MyChart reminders ALWAYS say that, but in this case, it's very true. Navigate around the Duke Medical campus, which is huge, sort of locate your building before you park in the castle (it's a parking deck, but it looks like a castle. Duke is so cute). All the buildings are kind of side-by-side and numbered by 10's so it's not terribly hard to figure out. Once you park, be sure to note the floor and area you're in so you don't come back out 45 minutes later with no idea. This parking deck is huge. Ok, now, if it's raining then you'll want to go to the second floor to the bridge so you don't have to walk outside. If it's not, then go ahead outside. It's pretty out there, lots of plantings, doctors and students chattering, you can laugh at how overwhelmed all the valet parkers are at the front of the building... Follow the signs to the Cancer Center, go up the color coded elevators, etc. There may be a bit of a wait to even check in for your appointment. I know this is annoying. They need to work on having more people at the front desk checking people in. After you check in, they will put a bracelet on you with your name and a QR code, and give you a pager. Yes, a pager. Like at a cheesy Applebees on a Friday night with a table wait. Don't let it freak you out (I freaked out- how goddamn long am I going to have to wait that they need to give me a pager!?). Apparently the pager is VERY popular at Duke. Someone high up in administration had this brain child of an idea years ago and they are handing you pagers left and right. Ok, anyways, so you get your pager and you go find a spot in the waiting area. The waiting areas are fairly large and have comfy chairs and lots of outlets and TVs. Waiting sucks, but be smart a bring something to entertain yourself with in case you do have to wait for a bit. I got lucky and never really had to wait very long. I had 3-4 appointments here. Your pager will go off and you'll give it to the nurse and they'll do the whole height, weight, blood pressure thing for the thousand millionth time in your life. Then you'll see your doc. My experience: I saw Dr. Robertson who is a Uro-oncologist. He was very pleasant and to the point, which I liked. We discussed our next steps, my concerns, his concerns. It was a generally good experience in a generally bad situation. I ended up having some tests done and eventually having a biopsy done, also at Duke Medical Center. One thing that REALLY pissed me off was that my biopsy was on a Monday and Dr. Robertson told me that I should have the pathology report in MyChart by Friday. Well Friday came, and I had no pathology report, which got me nervous. So I called. Did not hear anything back. Called back on Monday and threatened to cancel my Tuesday morning Appt. because without test results- what the hell is the point? I finally got a (rather curt) phone call back telling me my pathology report was available and not to cancel. I checked MyChart and magically, there it was. Problem is- it had been done on the WEDNESDAY after my biopsy... bastards. If I'm paying all kinds of money for tests/biopsies/whatever, I want the damn results ASAP. I shouldn't have to chase them down. So generally I had an OK experience. The facility is very nice, clean, offers free coffee/food inside, the doctor was very good, as was the staff in the surgery department that handled my biopsy (the nurses, the anesthesiologist, the girls from OB). read more

Duke Cancer Center - Nice waiting room with TVs, big windows, and plenty of outlets for phones, laptops, etc. - Oncologist Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Unfortunately I would never recommend this place. The continued lack of consideration and care that is displayed is extremely disappointing. We've already spoken to a patient care advocate and nothing has changed. Our wait times are outrageous and nobody seems to care. Waiting 2 hours for the first appointment in the day to then have to wait another 3 hours for chemo treatment is simply unacceptable! In addition, follow up on phone calls, concerns, or appointments has been non existent. After my aunt's first treatment, no one even called to check in on her and see how she was doing. read more

Best Cancer Center around. Friendly, courteous and work as a team. You know you are in great hands with Duke.

In the Spring of 2017, I was diagnosed here in Des Moines, Iowa with glioblastoma, a stage 4 brain cancer. I was told that I had 4 to 5 months to live and nothing else could be done. I was told to get the life that I had left in order. A friend of mine introduced me to a man here in the Des Moines area who had a similar problem. He ended up at The Duke Cancer Center in Durham, NC. He offered to get me in touch with Duke. He is a 10 year survivor, and I am now a 2 year survivor. I strongly recommend The Duke Cancer Center when it comes to brain tumors and cancer. "At Duke there is hope!!!" George M. read more

The breast center provided me with some of the best medical care I've received. Went in for an ultrasound and was treated with excellent care, attention, and compassion--from the front desk, to the intake nurse, to the ultrasound tech, to the radiologist. read more

I fail to understand how Duke is supposed to be one of the best medical centers when my experiences over the past year have been third rate at best. The doctors guess more than a tv meteorologist. The nursing staff are very kind and friendly, however talking to the doctors is about the same as talking to the wall in the waiting room (which you will spend HOURS in). read more

Appts on time. People pleasant but not aware of how to help and answer simple questions. Left msg and never heard back from in the 48hour window. Spent hours trying to find out when our procedure and surgery were suppose to be, i guess we will have to just wing it. They should stop bragging about how great they are, when its impossible to speak to someone knowledgeable on the phone read more

Duke cancer center is a joke. I had a mri of my prostate done there and they could not even interpert the results correctly. They are biopsy and surgury happy, they are not even up to date that biopsy spread cancer and should never be done unless there is no other choice. You are treated like you are on a assembly line. Do not go there. read more

I'm placing a review here because I am out of options. I have tried to contact the folks at Duke but they truly are not interested. My sister was diagnosed with at least stage IIIB breast cancer a month ago, at Duke. It took 3 weeks to get a PET scan that is required to do her final staging. Only the Pet scan can tell if it is actually stage IV, or spread throughout her body. It has been 5 days since the scan and she has heard nothing. She has an appointment tomorrow but even though she has known invasive breast cancer, too large to operate on, no treatment has been started and there is no actual plan to when this might take place. It is disgusting and they certainly don't deserve any praise they are getting as a top notch cancer center. This is no where near the standard of care. Don't be fooled by the fancy center, go somewhere that you will actually have a fighting chance at survival. read more

I just completed five weeks of Chemo and radiation and am scheduled to see my surgeon in two weeks. My experience has been outstanding. Everyone from the Doctors to the reception staff treated me like family. Dr. Willette, Dr Huriwitz and Dr. Magali were available to me for the five weeks. On a trip home for a week end, I had some complications and a call to Dr Huriwitz was answered by HIM within five minutes. The radiology staff was excellent and on time. The Chemo staff worked with me to avoid some early sickness. All the nurses and staff, including those who took care of me at the Hospital took a real interest in my problems. I give them an A+. read more

I had a horrible experience here. The Oncologist I saw came in the room, sat down and started berating me about my rare cancer. She never even introduced herself. The very first thing she said to me was "I don't know anything about this type of cancer and I don't have time to learn about it"! She was horribly mean and nasty. I teared up and softly said "can I fill you in on what has been going on with me so far"? She snapped "fine, what!? I told her to forget it and she started to back down. Needless to say I kept my mouth shut and got the heck out of there as soon as I could. I went to my car and was shaking so badly it took me some time before I could drive. So she got $250.00 for treating me like absolute garbage. I wish I could ask her why she went into Oncology with such a hateful attitude. If she didn't have much knowledge about my cancer, no big deal. Couldn't she have kindly guided me to someone who was more able to help me? Where is the compassion? I was there for cancer, not a head cold! read more