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More than a building name
The historic joint commitment from Anita and Josh Bekenstein and the Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine Family, the largest single gift in Dana-Farber’s history, will help advance a new hospital designed entirely around the needs of cancer patients and their families.
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Family carries forward legacy of the late Larry Lucchino
Larry Lucchino was known for many things in the world of baseball: serving as a top sports executive for more than four decades, being the man who “broke the curse” and led the Boston Red Sox to three World Series titles in nine years.
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A year of milestones for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team
On Monday, April 20, more than 500 runners completed the 130th Boston Marathon® as part of the 2026 Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge (DFMC) team.
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Funding the future: Focusing on excellence through endowments
Earlier detection. Better treatments. More time with loved ones. Breakthroughs in cancer care don’t happen by chance—they’re driven by exceptional faculty pursuing bold ideas.
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From early career to endowed leadership: Larry and Susan Marx fuel early detection
Larry and Susan Marx have always been guided by the conviction that investing in bright minds can shape careers and accelerate breakthroughs.
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Cinelli Family Foundation invests in stopping cancer before it starts
Chances of survival increase when cancer is detected early––yet most cancers don’t have screening tests. Elizabeth O’Donnell, MD, and her team at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Centers for Early Detection and Interception are taking steps to fill these critical gaps through clinical trials that evaluate newly developed multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests.






