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Breast Cancer

  • Susan G. Komen invests in breakthrough breast cancer research

    Susan G. Komen invests in breakthrough breast cancer research

    Since its inception in 1982, Susan G. Komen has invested nearly $1.1 billion to accelerate progress and drive innovation in breast cancer research.

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  • Beth Logan and Jeffrey Silveira

    Beth Logan and Jeffrey Silveira

    Beth Logan and Jeffrey Silveira made a generous gift of $300,000 to support the Melanie Rosay Fund for Metastatic Breast Cancer Research.

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  • American Association for Cancer Research

    American Association for Cancer Research

    The American Association for Cancer Research awarded three grants totaling $330,000 to support the research of Temidayo Fadelu, MD, MPH, Srinivas Viswanathan, MD, PhD, and Alice Tzeng, MD, PhD, at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. These grants advance research in breast and kidney cancer and ALK-positive lung cancer, with the potential to improve care and treatment for…

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  • Pat Chadwick and Norm Cantin

    Pat Chadwick and Norm Cantin

    Pat Chadwick and Norm Cantin, along with their families, made a gift of $100,000 to the Young and Strong Program, part of the Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Ann Partridge, MD, MPH, and Kristen Brantley, PhD, will use these funds to research young-onset breast cancer, identify high-risk patients, and…

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  • Judy and Peter Kovler

    Judy and Peter Kovler

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received a $100,000 gift from Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation in support of invasive lobular carcinoma research led by Sara Tolaney, MD, MPH, bringing their cumulative giving to $550,000. The Kovlers’ generosity helps advance research into this understudied type of breast cancer and supports the development of novel therapies for patients.

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  • Mahadevia Family Fund

    Mahadevia Family Fund

    Akshay, Geeta, Aalap, and Pinki Mahadevia’s generous gift of $100,000 establishes the Mahadevia Family Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, under the direction of Sara Tolaney, MD, MPH, chief of the Division of Breast Oncology. The gift will support research on triple negative breast cancer and advance cutting-edge discovery science and prevention for all cancers.

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  • National Breast Cancer Foundation

    National Breast Cancer Foundation

    National Breast Cancer Foundation has made generous gifts totaling $155,000 to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute furthering their ongoing support of breast cancer prevention, screening, and treatment, and related community health initiatives. This latest gift is pivotal to advancing our mission to defy cancer and provide equitable care.

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  • Breast Cancer Research Foundation fuels world-class research

    Breast Cancer Research Foundation fuels world-class research

    In support of their mission to prevent and cure breast cancer, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) recently made grants totaling approximately $3.3 million to 17 of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s investigators.

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  • We Are the Silver Linings: Expanding access for Inflammatory Breast Cancer patients

    We Are the Silver Linings: Expanding access for Inflammatory Breast Cancer patients

    A $150,000 gift from Kelly Kelbel and Tony Rolando is helping Dana-Farber Cancer Institute expand care and research for patients with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) through We Are the Silver Linings, their dedicated fund.

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  • Cancer Research Society

    Cancer Research Society

    The Cancer Research Society awarded a grant of $185,000 to support the breast cancer research of Marie-Anne Goyette, PhD. Her project explores cancer cells that become more aggressive and resistant to treatments because of increased sugar layers on their surface. By studying the enzymes responsible for these abnormal sugars, Goyette seeks to develop new therapeutic…

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