Cancer Research Archives - Jimmy Fund Blog

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Clinical Trials Access Committee members

Committee eliminates barriers, promotes access to clinical trials for all patients

June 20, 2023

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is proud to highlight its Unsung Heroes, thanks to longtime partner Arbella Insurance Group, by recognizing staff who work behind the scenes to make the Institute a welcoming place for all. For some, it’s about calming nerves…

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Cycling jersey depicting Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's PopSci Cycles for the Pan-Mass Challenge

Two families, and cancer research, come full circle through the PMC

December 13, 2022

Great things are accomplished by great teams—bringing together specialists and experts from different backgrounds to reach a singular goal. That’s how Dana-Farber Cancer Institute works to defy cancer, and it is the realization Eliezer Van Allen, MD, had earlier in…

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Improving cancer care access and breaking down barriers for communities of color

April 19, 2021

Disparities in health care are unfortunately nothing new. Since America’s founding, racial inequities, including in health care, have existed, and unethical experimentation on men and women of color has fostered mistrust in the health care system among some people of…

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Dana-Farber lab focuses on science, equity, and inspiring the next generation

February 19, 2021

Dana-Farber’s David Frank, MD, PhD, treats patients with lymphoma and leukemia, researches new targeted therapies for cancer, and, for the last 25 years, has mentored lab members from diverse scholarly, ethnic, and personal backgrounds—working to level the playing field of…

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Stomach cancer patient gives back to support research, patient services

November 18, 2020

Toward the end of 2019, Lucía, a mom of two, began experiencing significant stomach pain. She couldn’t eat. When she did eat, she would throw up. She lost weight and generally felt awful. Eventually, the day after Christmas, she ended…

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Newly Approved CAR T-Cell Therapy Gives Cancer Patients Hope

November 10, 2017

Judy Wilkins tried four different chemotherapy regimens to eradicate her cancer. After bleak results, Wilkins faced the reality that she might only have a few short months left to live. Then, her care team at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center…

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Memorial gift creates fellowship to celebrate patient’s love of learning and discovery

June 23, 2017

Maureen Twomey had a lifelong love of learning. She was an avid reader, and had earned degrees from both Tufts University and Harvard University. She also would complete the notoriously difficult crossword puzzle in The New York Times, and enjoyed…

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