Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Nonprofits' top perks...their already highly paid officials, while others give out lucrative contracts to private firms run by the nonprofits' CEOs. The Dana Farber Cancer Institute, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Combined Jewish Philanthropies all have... In this article: Dana Farber, Boston, Better Business Bureau, Wise Giving Alliance, and Boston Symphony Orchestra |
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | 1 day ago
Weston High School senior Jordan Segall goes to B.A.T. for young patients
In this article: Weston High School, Cancer, Middlesex Community College, and Crohn's disease
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L.A. Times - Booster Shots | 2 days ago
Rodent of the Week: Implanted vaccine attacks cancer
...to implant a small disk containing cancer-fighting substances under the skin, according to researchers from Harvard University and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The scientists showed they could implant a plastic disk containing...
In this article: Cancer, Harvard University, Melanoma, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, and California
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Centre Daily Times | 2 days ago
Phase Forward to Present at the 21st Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference
...trial study participants at over 300 organizations and regulatory agencies worldwide including: AstraZeneca, Boston Scientific, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Eli Lilly, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, GlaxoSmithKline, Harvard...
In this article: Phase Forward, Piper Jaffray, Tibotec, Eli Lilly, Nasdaq, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, GlaxoSmithKline, and AstraZeneca
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Medical News Today | 2 days ago
Implant-Based Cancer Vaccine Is First To Eliminate Tumors In Mice
...for Biologically Inspired Engineering. "By marrying engineering and immunology through this collaboration with Glenn Dranoff at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we've taken a major step toward the design of effective cancer vaccines."
In this article: Cancer, Harvard University, Medical advice, Surgery, Polymer, Melanoma, and Harvard Medical School
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New Kerala | 3 days ago
Skin implant that can destroy cancerous tumours
...engineering approaches to immunology. "By marrying engineering and immunology through this collaboration with Glenn Dranoff at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we''ve taken a major step toward the design of effective cancer...
In this article: Harvard University, Surgery, Cancer, Melanoma, and Washington
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U.S. News & World Report | 4 days ago
Mammography Screening: Clearing Up Some of the Confusion
...that the experts do agree upon, the subject of the second commentary appearing in the NEJ. Authors Ann Partridge and Eric Winer from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute list the following five things: 1. The debate over whether to screen...
In this article: Breast cancer, Cancer, Respondent, Biopsy, Anxiety, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Harvard Medical School, and American Cancer Society
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U.S. News & World Report | 5 days ago
Crisis Management: Leading Successfully Through the Storm
...says Dave Anderson, a leadership guru who has published several books on the subject. Killer chemo. Since its founding in the 1940s, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston has enjoyed a reputation as an elite and groundbreaking...
In this article: Johnson & Johnson, George S. Patton, Crisis management, Tylenol, James Burke, Dwight Eisenhower, Philadelphia, Culprit, and Guinea pig
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Centre Daily Times | 6 days ago
Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) Unveils 16 Abstracts at ASH
...development in multiple myeloma. It is led from MMRC offices in Norwalk, Conn., and comprises 14 member institutions: City of Hope, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute, the Cancer Center at Hackensack...
In this article: Multiple myeloma, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Kathy Giusti, ASH, Bortezomib, Tipifarnib, and Lenalidomide
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Medical News Today | November 20, 2009
Cancers' Sweet Tooth May Be Weakness
...it can slow down cancer cell growth. Biotechnology companies are already searching for ways to do so, Chen says. Scientists from Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Yale University, Cell Signaling Technology Inc. and Novartis contributed...
In this article: Cancer, Glucose, Oxygen, Tyrosine, Glycolysis, Otto Warburg, Nobel Prize in Medicine, and Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
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USATODAY.com | November 16, 2009
Answering questions about the new mammogram guidelines
...risk of cancer is very low, is much smaller. Making that tiny risk even smaller doesn't prevent many deaths, says Eric Winer of Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Doctors would have to screen 1,904 women ages 39-49 for a decade to...
In this article: Breast cancer, Cancer, Medicare, American Cancer Society, USA Today, Department of Health and Human Services, West Virginia, The American Academy, and Biopsy
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is part of a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute. It is a major affiliate of Harvard Medical School and is located in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts.
The origins of Dana-Farber date back to 1947 when Sidney Farber, MD, founded Children's Cancer Research Foundation. In 1974, it became known as the Sidney Farber Cancer Institute in honor of its founder. The support of the Charles A. Dana Foundation was acknowledged by incorporating Dana's name in 1983.
Dana-Farber employs about 3,150 people. There are more than 185,000 adult and pediatric patient visits a year, and it is involved in some 200 clinical trials. It is internationally known for its research and clinical excellence. Dana-Farber is a member of the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium.
In addition to being a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber is also a federally designated Center for AIDS Research, and a founding member of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC), a federally designated comprehensive cancer center. Providing advanced training in cancer treatment and research for an international faculty, Dana-Farber conducts community-based programs in cancer prevention, detection, and control throughout New England, and maintains joint programs with other Boston institutions affiliated with Harvard Medical School and the Partners HealthCare System, including Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital.
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