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In November 2019, as a newly diagnosed breast cancer patient, I experienced firsthand how important it is to get the best possible treatment based on the most up-to-date research, coupled with compassionate care. I was so happy to get both at…
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a place that took my breath away before I could even understand the full impact this Institution has made. I first visited the DFCI campus while I was in college. I had the opportunity to meet…
Receiving a cancer diagnosis as a young adult, when it seems your whole life and endless possibilities are in front of you, can feel like a record-scratch moment. “Is this really happening?” “Why me?” For many young people, it is…
When my husband, Pat, was being treated at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for colorectal cancer, he wasn’t just fighting his own personal cancer battle; he became an amazing advocate for others battling young-onset colorectal cancer as well. Pat was a young,…
Before my husband Pat was first diagnosed with colorectal cancer as a 29-year-old in September 2017 just one month after our wedding, he was the picture of health. Pat was a U.S. Marine. He was in the best shape of…
The PROMISE study, a study designed to detect early signs of multiple myeloma in high-risk adults, is one of the many ways Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is helping to advance the prevention and early detection of cancer. Becky Nutley, a multiple…
Cancer is caused by a unique combination of genetic changes that cause cells to divide uncontrollably and invade normal tissues. According to the National Cancer Institute, these may be inherited genetic mutations, or, more likely, they occur throughout someone’s lifetime…
