Also: Finding new avenues for treating pancreatic cancer
Also: Finding new avenues for treating pancreatic cancer
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
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Where does marijuana come into play when it comes to treating cancer? And can it help patients manage cancer? We dive into common questions, myths, and misconceptions.   
Heather Parsons, MD, MPH
Ovarian suppression is an option only for women who have yet to enter menopause. Postmenopausal women naturally have much lower levels of circulating estrogen and progesterone, because their ovaries make much less of the hormones.   
Eli Morse
While Eli fights aplastic anemia in Boston, his community fights with him in Atlanta. Eli’s family has held fundraising cookouts, his baseball team has sent cards, and his community members have joined bone marrow donor registries.
 
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natural killer cells
Natural killer cells are "first responders" that rapidly detect and attack virus-infected cells and tumor cells. They go on the attack before T cells are deployed and poke holes in the membranes of target cells, then inject enzymes that trigger the cells to self-destruct.
A close view of a DNA sequence
Researchers discovered that some patients' tumors had mutations that were not inherited and could be targeted with existing therapies approved for other cancers or were being evaluated in early-stage clinical trials. In particular, defects in DNA repair were identified to be similar to those known to occur in a subset of breast and ovarian cancer.
David A. Reardon, MD
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Ramel Rones
Moving Meditation
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Mind Body Studio, Zakim Center

This class will teach you to tap into the power of the mind while learning and practicing different ancient meditation methods and postures. Events calendar
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Tee up and take a swing at cancer
Monday, October 15, 2018
7:50 a.m. shotgun start
The International Golf Club & Resort, Bolton, MA

Join us for the Sunrise to Sunset Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament – 36 holes. 2 courses. 1 mission.
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Walk one of four courses in the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai this Sunday, September 23. Register
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Work out with the city's best trainers to support Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund. Participate in the Jimmy Fund Fit Fest presented by Reebok on Saturday, September 29. Register
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