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Vote Brock! Jimmy Fund Captain Brock Holt nominated for prestigious Roberto Clemente Award

September 18, 2019

Brock Holt is a star player for the Boston Red Sox, but to patients and families at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, he’s more than a baseball player—he’s a friend. Since his rookie season in 2014, Holt has dedicated himself both on…

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Honoring a decade of Standing Up To Cancer

September 7, 2018

On September 7, Stand Up To Cancer’s (SU2C) telecast shared inspiring stories of hope, perseverance, and groundbreaking cancer research to a worldwide audience. This year marks 10 years of SU2C’s incredible support for collaborative, multi-disciplinary research teams and investigators to…

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Ted Williams documentary details his efforts for Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund

July 23, 2018

Ted Williams’ baseball achievements are well-known, but another side of the legendary Boston Red Sox slugger and war hero is also explored in the new documentary of Williams premiering tonight on PBS: his steadfast support for Dana-Farber and the Jimmy…

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Atul Gawande commends Dana-Farber Society in powerful speech

July 13, 2018

The 28th Annual Dana-Farber Society (DFS) Recognition Dinner was held at the Mandarin Oriental, Boston on May 8. The evening was dedicated to celebrating progress in cancer research and patient care made possible by the generosity of the Dana-Farber Society…

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Lisa Scherber honored for giving pediatric patients 25 years of Red Sox memories

January 26, 2018

Lisa Scherber is known as “The Play Lady” around the Jimmy Fund Clinic, but she could just as appropriately have been called “The Play Ball Lady” for the superstar attention she received alongside some of the biggest names in Boston…

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Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center to launch nation’s first tissue-screening program for immunotherapies

October 24, 2017

Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center (DF/BWCC) will become the first treatment center in the United States to routinely test patients’ tumor tissue to determine whether the cancer is likely to respond to immunotherapies. The testing, expected to begin in early…

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Singing the praises of Dana-Farber’s Unsung Heroes

August 18, 2017

Approaching the Dana-Farber building can feel a little overwhelming, but then you enter the parking garage and meet Jesus Urdaneta, one of the Dana-Farber Parking Valets. He offers you assistance getting out of your car, he might even greet you…

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