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Jimmy Fund and Red Sox celebrate 53-year partnership
The anniversary of the partnership between the Boston Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund is Monday, April 10, one day before the 2006 Home Opener.
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April is National Cancer Control Month
Find out quick facts and related news and links.
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Nutrition tip and recipe of the month
It's a great source of phytochemicals, which can help reduce disease risk and
stimulate immunity. Try Southwestern Tomato and Pinto Bean Soup.
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Be a triple winner
Win prizes while helping the Jimmy Fund improve research and treatment for children with brain cancer. Everyone's a winner when you pick up a Triple Winner game card at your local Stop & Shop supermarket.
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Support a DFMC runner
Help reach the ultimate finish line, a world without cancer, by supporting a Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge runner. The Marathon Challenge directs 100 percent of funds raised to the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research.
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Cow-a-bunga
Looking for an "udderly" unique way to advertise your business? Sponsor a cow in CowParade and receive three months of exposure to the public on Boston streets.
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Make a gift
Your gift to Dana-Farber helps us find cures for
cancer and related diseases and makes a difference
in the lives of those living with cancer.
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Featured Story
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APRIL 2006
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Dana-Farber to construct new, state-of-the-art Center for Cancer Care
A new master plan for Dana-Farber's expansion over the next 5-10 years calls for construction of a state-of-the-art building for patient care and clinical research at 450 Brookline Ave. and leasing of substantial amounts of space, primarily in the Longwood Medical Area, for basic science laboratories and research support activities.
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News
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Study shows rituximab effective in treating chronic graft-versus-host disease
A study by Dana-Farber researchers offers the strongest evidence yet of the effectiveness of a novel therapy for chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a potentially life-threatening complication of donor bone marrow and stem cell transplants.
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Regular colorectal cancer screenings save lives
Every four minutes, someone will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer. This year, more than an estimated 148,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and another 55,000 likely will die from the disease. Read
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Gynecologic cancer section updated
The combined resources of the Gynecologic Oncology Program enable patients who are suspected or known to have gynecologic cancer, and those who are at high risk, to receive the latest diagnostic tests and treatments available. This enhanced section also includes up-to-date research information that our faculty bring from "bench to bedside."
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Two new studies reveal benefits of laparoscopic surgery for uterine cancer
In a pair of studies presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 37th Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer, researchers have found in a large randomized trial of laparoscopy versus laparotomy for surgical treatment of uterine (endometrial) cancer that laparoscopy is safe, and, when successfully completed, reduces hospital stay by 50 percent, and contributes to a better quality of life from the patient's perspective.
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Social workers provide compassion, counsel to patients and family
Leukemia patient Janna Paster is sure of one thing: she and her family could "never, ever have made it through this last year" without the help of her DF/BWCC social worker, Mary Lou Hackett, LICSW.
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Save the Date
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Saturday, April 8, 2006
"I'm Too Young for This"
Mass College of Art, 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
A free, full-day symposium addressing the concerns of young adults whose lives have been affected by cancer. Workshops include When Someone You Love Has Cancer, Young Couples and Cancer, Being On Your Own with Cancer, Genetics and Cancer, Fertility Issues, and Long Term Effects of Cancer Treatment. Includes continental breakfast, lunch, and music by cancer survivors. For more information, please call (617) 332-1919.
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Rally Against Cancer
Celebrate the Red Sox Home Opener by encouraging your company's employees to show their team pride, wear Sox apparel to work, and make a $5 gift to the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber. The company that raises the most money will receive a special visit from Red Sox outfielder Trot Nixon.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
New Patient and Family Orientation
DFCI, Dana 100 Blum Resource Center
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Learn more about the Zakim Center, how to find your way around Dana-Farber, parking and transportation, scheduling appointments, Pastoral Care, the Friends Boutique, the Blum Resource Center, Care Coordination, support services, and much more. For more information, please call (617) 632-2931.
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Saturday, April 29, 2006
Friends' 30th Anniversary Gala
For 30 years, the Friends of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has been supporting the fight against cancer. To celebrate the anniversary, the group will hold a gala in honor of Emil Frei, III, MD, physician-in-chief emeritus of Dana-Farber.
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For more information
To view all of our upcoming seminars, workshops, and fundraising events, go to our Event Calendar.
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