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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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Dana-Farber’s Dr. Kaelin wins prestigious Lasker Award

October 22, 2016

Dana-Farber physician-scientist William G. Kaelin, MD, has been named a winner of the 2016 Lasker Award along with two other scientists for groundbreaking basic research on how the body senses and adapts to changes in oxygen availability. The honor, which…

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Big Papi is a big hit for the Jimmy Fund

October 5, 2016

The teenagers were already having the time of their lives, walking on the sacred Fenway Park grass and meeting Red Sox players, when the exhilaration suddenly reached a new level. There, emerging like a rock star from the dugout, was…

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Governor Baker joins Dana-Farber Society members to celebrate progress in cancer research and patient care

July 11, 2016

“There were limited options for people diagnosed with cancer in Massachusetts in 2000,” said Charlie Baker, governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, before a full house at the 26th annual Dana-Farber Society (DFS) Recognition Dinner June 2. Gov. Baker…

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Patient and Family Assistance Program Offers Help to Struggling Patients

June 11, 2016

Cancer does not wait for financial stability. For many, the disease creates an enormous financial burden, putting day to day costs into question. How will I travel to my treatment? How will I put food on tonight’s table? How will…

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Meet Jimmy Fund Volunteer Chris Lopez

April 9, 2016

Each year, volunteers of all ages contribute more than 33,222 hours to Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund, making an important difference in the lives of cancer patients. For an inside look at what it is like to be a Jimmy Fund…

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Paint your plate with color and beneficial nutrients

March 21, 2016

Last year, in honor of National Nutrition Month®, Dana-Farber Nutritionist, Stacy Kennedy, MPH, RD, CSO, LDN, shared her top 5 cancer-fighting foods. This year Kennedy is honing in on color and the role it plays in health and wellness. “The…

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