Cancer Awareness Archives - Page 2 of 10

Recognizing Women’s Equality Day on August 26

August 17, 2023

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund proudly acknowledge Women’s Equality Day, which is celebrated in the United States on August 26. The day commemorates the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the…

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Artist Dawn in the early stages of creating A Wicked Good Bruins Game cow sculpture

2006 CowParade artists return to support Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund

August 16, 2023

Seventeen years after its first appearance in Boston to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund in 2006, CowParade has returned in 2023 for CowParade New England presented by Herb Chambers. To celebrate 75 years of the Jimmy Fund…

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Chris Devin, his wife, and four children all dressed up for the Derby Dash fundraiser

Multiple Myeloma patient hosts fundraiser to thank his care team

August 14, 2023

Chris Devin, a mortgage lender from Norwell, Mass., proud husband, and father of four, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in July 2020. He was connected to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for his treatment and care, and since that time has had…

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A section of the Imagine Display mural at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Parents make multigenerational impact on Dana-Farber

August 10, 2023

Susan and David Cochrane have seen firsthand the devastating impact that cancer can have on families. After both of their mothers passed away from the disease, they wanted to help support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the fight against cancer. As…

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The power of youth and community to defy cancer

August 8, 2023

Philanthropy knows no age limits—and neither does cancer. Since the Jimmy Fund was founded 75 years ago, people of all ages and from all walks of life have banded together to support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and its lifesaving mission to…

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Jim and Barbara Sadowsky smile while standing side-by-side outside.

Dana-Farber Trustees plan for their families and the future with Charitable Gift Annuities

July 31, 2023

Like many other financially savvy donors who want to make a difference far into the future, some Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Trustees are embracing the opportunity to establish charitable gift annuities (CGAs). Given that payout rates are higher than they have…

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Leiomyosarcoma patient’s legacy lives on through the ‘Jill Effect’

July 25, 2023

Jill Birnbaum’s life was a “spice rack of colors, flavors, and culture,” her parents, Margie and Buzz, say. It was that enthusiasm for culture and variety that brought Jill, a social worker who had traveled to Nepal and Burma, from…

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