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Senator’s Spontaneous Chin-Up Challenge Supports Dana-Farber Research

October 2, 2017

When Rob Hale, president and CEO of Granite Telecommunications, was providing U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida with a tour of the company’s headquarters in Quincy, Mass., Nelson noticed the many plaques and displays of the company’s philanthropic commitment to…

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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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Patient-designed bags support HomeGoods’ “Help Families Fight Cancer” campaign

June 16, 2017

Seventeen-year-old Evan Yu loves to draw and enjoys outdoor activities such as kayaking and fishing. Combining his love for the ocean and art, Evan designed a beautiful underwater scene for one of two bags available this year to purchase in…

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Cape Cancer Thrift Shop has personal connection for patient family

May 20, 2017

Lisa Conway frequently shopped at the Cape Cancer Thrift Shop in West Barnstable, Mass., because she liked the unique selection of items for sale. She had no idea that the store’s mission benefitted a cause very dear to her and…

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Beneficiary gifts honor mothers and daughters in support of breast cancer breakthroughs

May 13, 2017

Lydia Schoenfeld’s family has been deeply touched by breast cancer. Her grandmother fought it; her older sister, Marlene Lynn Schoenfeld, survived it; and sadly, her younger sister, Iris Rona Schoenfeld, succumbed to it. It was awful for Lydia to see…

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Son pledges to complete Boston Marathon® route twice to cure cancer

May 1, 2017

On a typical Monday, Ryan Marsh can be found at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute sitting alongside his mother, who has been undergoing cancer treatment for triple-negative breast cancer. “On one of our more recent trips, my mom and I counted that…

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Dana-Farber patient gathers community to find a cure for multiple myeloma

April 1, 2017

“You have cancer.” These are but three simple words, however, when they are placed together, they become three very horrific words. I know, because last August the doctors at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston spoke those three words to me.…

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