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Attitude is Everything for the Minton Family

October 10, 2015

When Joanne Minton passed away from cancer just over a year ago, her 22-year-old daughter Sarah was touched by the outpouring of support her family received, but she wasn’t surprised. Her mother, a local nurse who battled a brain tumor…

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Jimmy Fund Clinic patient designs beautiful bag for HomeGoods

June 27, 2015

Jimmy Fund Clinic patient Kate is a sparkling 7-year-old who loves drawing and princesses. Her family even calls her “Princess Kate” because she loves to wear dresses; jeans are not “fancy enough” for her. When she’s not busy spending time…

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Young cancer survivor celebrates a sweet life at Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl®

June 1, 2015

During the first week of June, thousands of people gather at Boston’s City Hall Plaza to celebrate summer at the Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl® presented by Walgreens with more than 40 flavors of ice cream, frozen yogurt, and other frozen novelties.…

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Keeping Nicole’s memory alive through Dana-Farber’s Gene and Zebrafish Displays

May 16, 2015

“I need to do something to keep myself busy, and to make the tears stop, even just for a little bit.” This was the thought that ran through my head over and over again. My friend Nicole was being treated…

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‘Orange Is the New Black’ star Uzo Aduba running 2015 Boston Marathon® to support Dana-Farber

January 24, 2015

Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated actress Uzo Aduba will run the 119th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team to support cancer research at Dana-Farber. Aduba is best known for her role as…

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Bequest honors memory of compassionate teen and a promise to help others

December 11, 2014

Zachary Carson was just 17 years old when he was diagnosed with a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), an extremely rare and inoperable brain tumor. Despite this shocking and scary diagnosis, Zach remained optimistic, and galvanized his family into action…

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10 Key Reasons to run the 2015 Boston Marathon® for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge

September 27, 2014

Running is a numbers game. It’s about mileage, pace, and splits. It’s about how many more calories you can eat post-run. It’s about timing every sip of water so that you never get dehydrated. It’s about how many soulful conversations…

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