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Dana–Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) is a comprehensive cancer treatment and research center in Boston, Massachusetts.Dana-Farber is the founding member of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Harvard's Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute, and one of the 15 clinical affiliates and research institutes of Harvard Medical School.
Einar Gustafson (August 18, 1935 – January 21, 2001) [1] gained fame as a 12-year-old cancer patient when he became nationally known as "Jimmy". The name started a fund-raising program in 1948 known as The Jimmy Fund for the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund was adopted as the official charity of the Boston Red Sox in 1953. [2] [3]
In 1947, Sidney Farber founded the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.The following year he launched the Jimmy Fund to raise money to support the hospital. [9] [10] The fund was named after a patient who was named "Jimmy" to protect his identity – his real name was Einar Gustafson and his identity was revealed in 1998.
Milford Regional opened a new $25-million cancer center in January 2007. This building houses comprehensive cancer services in a partnership with Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center. [3] In 2009, they opened a comprehensive breast health service called The Breast Center.
Cape Cod Healthcare has seen a 15% increase in the number of patients who receive all their cancer treatment at its facilities, CEO Mike Lauf says. 'One-stop shopping.' Cancer care on Cape Cod to ...
The Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center is a well-known hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, focused on treating children with cancer and blood disorders. [53] It brings together the resources and expertise of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital to offer advanced care and innovative treatments ...
Mary-Ellen Taplin (born 1960), is a research oncologist at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Harvard's Longwood Medical and Academic Area. Taplin is Institute Physician and Director of Clinical Research for the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and at the Brigham and Women's ...
Edward J. Benz Jr. is the former president of Dana–Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts., [1] and the Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine [2] as well as a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School. [3] He was named to the presidency of Dana-Farber in 2000, succeeding David G. Nathan. [4]