Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dana-Farber Is Creating a Personalized Approach To Cancer
What if you could treat a tumor using a personalized approach based on how that tumor behaves? Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists are close. They’ve developed […]
Potential Cancer Treatment Found in Existing Medication
A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation found a potential cancer treatment in a 50-year-old antipsychotic medication. A team of doctors from the […]
DNA Profiles Could Lead to New Cancer Treatments
A new collaborative study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute called “Profile” aims to compile the world’s largest database of genetic abnormalities […]
Eating Nuts Could Mean Healthier, Longer Lives
This year, you can finally feel good about nibbling on those spiced nuts on Christmas Eve. A large group of Boston researchers say that snacking […]
New Treatments for Melanoma
Hugh Jackman announced via a selfie Friday that he had a basal cell carcinoma removed from his nose. While this form of skin cancer is […]
Women Overestimate Breast Cancer Risk, Study Says
The Boston area does a good job of spreading awareness and providing support for breast cancer patients, from specialized yoga studios, to foundations who raise […]
Local Hospitals Develop Anti-Viral Drug For Stem Cell Transplant Patients
Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital recently announced that a newly developed drug can prevent a common and potentially deadly […]
The Benefits of Exercise Coming To a Drug Store Near You
Everyone knows exercising is good for you, and research has indicated that exercise improves your cognitive function. Harvard Medical School is now working to bottle up […]
A Potential New Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease affects approximately 90,000 to 100,000 people in the United States and millions more worldwide. According to the National Institutes of Health, sickle cell […]
New Cancer Gene Discovered
A team of researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute, a MIT/Harvard collaboration, have conducted a study of almost 5,000 cancerous tumor samples […]
Researchers Develop Vaccine To Boost Immune Systems of Patients With Leukemia
Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a “personalized” tumor vaccine, now in clinical trials, that boosts the immune systems of patients with advanced leukemia […]
Belles of the Brawl
When Kristen Mercier, a personal trainer and cancer exercise specialist, signed up for Haymakers for Hope’s Belles of the Brawl, she knew what she was […]
A Dana-Farber Nutritional App Helps Fight Cancer
Want to fight cancer? There’s an app for that. Really. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announced this week that their free nutrition app, called Ask the Nutritionist: […]
This Guy Is Running The Pan-Mass Challenge
The annual Pan-Mass Challenge kicks off this weekend and more than 5,500 cyclists will ride up to 190-miles across the Commonwealth to raise money for […]
Study Looks at Conception After Cancer
Researchers at Dana-Farber and Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center have discovered that while women who have survived childhood cancer may face an increased […]