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Interpreter Services helps patients receive care in more than 50 languages

Cancer knows no language barrier, which is why Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is committed to ensuring all patients, regardless of their native language, are able to fully understand their diagnosis and treatment options. Dana-Farber’s Interpreter Services provides language assistance services to…

  • The Jimmy Fund
  • September 30, 2020
  • Cancer Patient Stories

Prostate cancer throws former firefighter a curveball

I’ve been getting physicals annually since I was 23. Even with my long career as a firefighter, there was never any cause for concern until my June 2016 visit, when my PSA was a little high. I went back a…

  • The Jimmy Fund
  • September 24, 2020
  • Support Cancer Research, Uncategorized

Sisters Walk Together Against Cancer

When Edwina Li was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2015, she became determined to give back to her community, setting her sights on the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk as a meaningful way to do so. Having lived in Massachusetts…

  • The Jimmy Fund
  • September 21, 2020
  • Cancer Patient Stories

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Cancer

“My cancer diagnosis was a great opportunity,” says John Shumate. “You didn’t expect me to say that, did you?” John was diagnosed with stage IV B Hodgkin lymphoma in May 2010. Since then, he has traveled the country seeking out…

  • The Jimmy Fund
  • September 9, 2020
  • Total Patient Care

Virtual Princess Party Provides Sweet Dreams for Pediatric Patients

At a time when everybody could use a little magic, 16 pediatric cancer patients got a big dose thanks to the Jimmy Fund Clinic and princesses calling in from their enchanted kingdoms. During the clinic’s first-ever virtual Princess Party, held…

  • The Jimmy Fund
  • August 5, 2020
  • Cancer Patient Stories

PMC rider is “exceptional” partner in cancer research and care

Donald “Don” Wexler has participated in every Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) since 1983. Alongside lifelong friend and PMC founder Billy Starr, Don has witnessed the power of riding and fundraising in fueling the explosion of breakthrough research and new treatments at…

  • The Jimmy Fund
  • July 30, 2020
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From a Radio Broadcast to the Jimmy Fund Blog

“…Now, by the magic of the radio, we are going to span the breadth of the United States and take you right up to the bedside of Jimmy in one of America’s great cities, Boston, Massachusetts and into one of…

  • The Jimmy Fund
  • June 23, 2014
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