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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Spotlight E-Newsletter
June 16, 2016
liver cancer rates
The rise in liver cancer is steepest in a particular population – baby boomers born between 1945 and 1965.
Jeremy Pivor
"You’re in this constant tug of war between trying not to think about it, and having it consume you," Jeremy Pivor says.
Erica Mayer, MD, MPH and Nancy Lin, MD
When facing a diagnosis, patients often have many questions about clinical trials.
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Michael Eck, MD, PhD
Scientists report they've been able to shut down a mutant enzyme critical to lung cancer cells by chemically blindsiding it. This technique inhibits mutant protein driving the most common form of lung cancer.
Jake DeCarolis
"I've found courage in me I never knew I had, and strength that didn't come out until my diagnosis," Jake DeCarolis says. "More than anything, I've just tried to take things one day a time."
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Creative Arts Workshop
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Blum Resource Center, 1st Floor, Yawkey Center

Patients, family, caregivers, and staff are invited to stop by the Creative Arts Studio to create with artists and art therapists, and explore how expressive arts can support stress and pain management. View calendar
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Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Four routes along the historic Boston Marathon course

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