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Pediatric patients got a trip “under the sea” during the Jimmy Fund Clinic’s annual Halloween celebration last Friday. The clinic was decorated in an aquatic theme, and staff dressed as everything from sharks to jellyfish to scuba divers. Although COVID-19…

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute provides convenient care services and promotes public health among high-risk populations of women in Greater Boston’s low-income communities. Our Mammography Van—the only mobile digital mammography program in Massachusetts—is an integral part of our efforts to increase access…

Cancer knows no language barrier, which is why Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is committed to ensuring all patients, regardless of their native language, are able to fully understand their diagnosis and treatment options. Dana-Farber’s Interpreter Services provides language assistance services to…

At a time when everybody could use a little magic, 16 pediatric cancer patients got a big dose thanks to the Jimmy Fund Clinic and princesses calling in from their enchanted kingdoms. During the clinic’s first-ever virtual Princess Party, held…

Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Sue Morris, PsyD and Karen Fasciano, PsyD We are currently living in a very uncertain world with the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation. Not knowing what will happen next or worrying…

John Cain’s sole focus was always work. Even when he began experiencing crippling pain out of nowhere in 2003, he remained focused on his computer software services company, not accepting that things were progressively getting worse. After almost a year,…

The young women looked at the large, black-and-white photographs arranged around the room quietly at first. These were the type of glamour shots usually seen in fashion magazines, with one big difference. These pictures were of them, captured during the…