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No small feat – what it’s like to be a pair of DFMC running shoes Part II

October 14, 2015

Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge (DFMC) team members take on the ambitious responsibility of training to run 26.2 miles in the prestigious Boston Marathon® while also raising funds to support innovative basic cancer research. The runners take it on, but how do…

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No small feat – what it’s like to be a pair of DFMC running shoes Part I

October 11, 2015

Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge (DFMC) team members take on the ambitious responsibility of training to run 26.2 miles in the prestigious Boston Marathon® while also raising funds to support innovative basic cancer research. The runners take it on, but how do…

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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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From the chemo chair to the half marathon finish line

October 5, 2015

This past spring, Sandee Stratton discovered a lump in her breast – a lump that hadn’t been detected in any of her previous mammograms. After many tests, it was confirmed: she had breast cancer. On June 8, 2015, Sandee had…

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Jimmy Fund Clinic patient and her sister take steps to fight cancer

September 25, 2015

In 2009, 3-year-old Emily Coughlin was diagnosed with Stage IV high-risk neuroblastoma, a rare form of pediatric cancer. For 16 months, Emily underwent treatment at Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic. During that time, Emily and her father Shane were on the…

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Taking global steps to conquer cancer at the Jimmy Fund Walk

September 19, 2015

Jason Kroot is dedicated to eradicating cancer. After losing his mother to an aggressive cancer in 2008, Jason and his family started “Team Deb” to walk in the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. When his father was diagnosed…

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Dana-Farber doctor rides Pan-Mass Challenge to conquer cancer

September 17, 2015

During the first weekend of August, 6,000 cyclists rode across the state of Massachusetts with one common goal in mind: conquering cancer. Among them was Dr. David Reardon, MD, physician and Clinical Director of the Center for Neuro-Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer…

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