-
Conquer Cancer
Conquer Cancer,® the ASCO Foundation, awarded $100,000 worth of grants to support studies addressing cancer care disparities in clinical trial enrollment for pediatric patients, and exploring new treatment options for prostate cancer that can reduce the chance of recurrence.
-
Prostate Cancer Research
Prostate Cancer Research gave nearly $400,000 in support of a Dana-Farber study that aims to improve prostate cancer screening equity. Researchers will analyze the impact of community-targeted interventions to reduce barriers to screening in Black men with prostate cancer.
-
Changing the trajectory of multiple myeloma and access to care
When Joan Suzanne Tomsich was just 48 years old, she thought her life was over. A diagnosis of multiple myeloma led her to thoughts like, “Will I be around to see my kids graduate or witness them getting married?”
-
Advancing equity tops agenda at Women’s Leadership Breakfast
More than 220 business and community leaders attended the Women’s Leadership Breakfast hosted by the Executive Council of the Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers.
-
METAvivor advances metastatic breast cancer research
METAvivor, a non-profit organization that funds important research for stage IV metastatic breast cancer (MBC), has awarded research grants totaling $700,000 to three Dana-Farber faculty members
-
Prado gift supports access for the underprivileged
Institute Trustee Gary Prado and his wife, Darlene Prado, have established The Prado Family Impact Fund at Dana-Farber
-
The Dana-Farber Campaign
Establishing an endowment is a powerful way to support The Dana-Farber Campaign.
-
Burlingame Foundation
The Burlingame Foundation gave $300,000 to provide support for patient navigation through the Cancer Care Equity Program (CCEP). Patient navigation involves supporting and assisting patients through the complexities of treatment—a key component of the CCEP’s effort to address disparities in cancer care.
-
National Palliative Care Research Center
The National Palliative Care Research Center awarded $198,000 to support the creation of a program to develop nurse-led psychosocial intervention for historically marginalized pediatric patients, with the goal of improving family-centered communication and pediatric patients’ quality of life during treatment.
-
Poorvu Jaffe Chair Celebration
James Tulsky, MD, was named the first incumbent of the Poorvu Jaffe Chair in Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care at Dana-Farber, the first chair in this field established at the Institute. The Poorvu Jaffe Family’s gift also established the Poorvu Jaffe Fund for Supportive Oncology and Health Equity. Pictured at a celebration in November 2022…
Please note that some translations using Google Translate may not be accurately represented and downloaded documents cannot be translated. Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund assume no liability for inaccuracies that may result from using this third-party tool, which is for website translation.
Please note that some translations using Google Translate may not be accurately represented and downloaded documents cannot be translated. Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund assume no liability for inaccuracies that may result from using this third-party tool, which is for website translation.