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Study finds genomic differences in types of cervical cancer 23 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
A first of its kind study has revealed marked differences in the genomic terrain of the two most common types of cervical cancer, suggesting that patients might benefit from targeted therapies for eac...
Cheer for Dana-Farber fundraiser accepting team registrations 21 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
All New England cheerleading teams, including Pop Warner, middle and high school, and all-star teams, are invited to participate in Cheer for Dana-Farber, a new fundraiser that will help support adult...
Pazopanib shows better quality-of-life in advanced kidney cancer 21 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
An international study led by Dana-Farber that compared the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the oral targeted drugs pazopanib and sunitinib for the treatment of metastatic kidney cancer found the...
Want to fight cancer with your fork? Now, there’s a new Android app for that 12 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Dana-Farber’s free nutrition app, , is now available for the Android platform, in addition to the iPhone® and other Apple devices. The easy-to-use nutrition app provides recipes and nutrition informat...
Vaccine stirs immune activity against advanced, hard-to-treat leukemia 5 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Dana-Farber scientists report in the they have developed a tumor vaccine based on the patient’s tumor to create a strong and selective immune response in some chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients.
New designer compound treats heart failure by targeting cell nucleus 1 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
A multi-institutional team of researchers, including those at Dana-Farber, have identified a new molecular pathway responsible for causing heart failure and showed that a first-in-class prototype drug...
U.S. News ranks Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s top cancer hospital in New England; fifth in the country 16 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
’s Best Hospitals guide has ranked Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center the top cancer center in New England for the 12th straight year and fifth overall in the country.
New study finds strong pregnancy outcomes for survivors of childhood cancer 15 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
New research shows that although women who survived childhood cancer face an increased risk of infertility, nearly two-thirds of those who tried unsuccessfully to become pregnant for at least a year e...
Human Rights Campaign awards Dana-Farber top LGBT Healthcare Equality ranking 11 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
Dana-Farber has been named a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” in the Healthcare Equality Index 2013, an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s ...
New two-drug combination shows activity in ovarian cancer 2 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
A novel pairing of two cancer drug types showed promising activity and had manageable toxicities, according to a first-of-its-kind clinical trial led by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
