DanaFarber Cancer Institute News

Last week, local editor Melanie Graham announced that she would be leaving Newton Patch for an exciting new opportunity at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

A new oral targeted drug, idelalisib , has the potential to stave off the need for additional treatments for relapsed or treatment-resistant chronic lymphocytic leukemia , according to a study led in part by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators.

Sam Daly, right, performs with his brother Scott, in the variety show he put on May 4 as his senior project at Bedford High School, which benefitted the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

A cancer fundraiser involving sweet treats is now underway, and three Needham businesses are taking part.

Terminally ill patients who are well supported by religious communities use less hospice care and receive more aggressive medical interventions near death, according to a study published online May 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine .

You have until the Mother's Day weekend to visit two great Belmont bakeries to both satisfy your sweet tooth and join the fight against cancer.

To avoid burying the lede, I'll cut to the chase: After almost three years at the helm of Newton Patch, I'm officially signing off.

Eric Heller has been riding the 192 miles from Sturbridge to Provincetown in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge since 1994 and his friend Bob Newcomb since 2008.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston recognized Heidi DiPietro, RN, BSN, of Portsmouth for her dedication to Dana-Farber during its annual Staff Service Award Ceremony on April 3. The ceremony recognized more than 200 employees who have worked at Dana-Farber between 10 and 35 years.

Dr. Emil Frei III, an oncologist whose trailblazing use of combination chemotherapy -- in which anti-cancer drugs are administered simultaneously rather than singly -- helped make certain cancers curable for the first time, died Tuesday, April 30, at his home in Oak Park, Ill.

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology ; Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Genetics Article Date: 03 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT A type of low-grade but sometimes lethal brain tumor in children has been found in many cases to contain an unusual mutation that may help to classify, diagnose and guide the treatment of the ... (more)

Submitted by the Pan-Mass Challenge Malini Mayerhauser, 38, of North Grafton, is a former science teacher, a wife and best friend to her Boston University sweetheart, Jeff, 38, and a mother of two sports-enthusiastic and close-knit children, Aedan, 10, and Jake, 7. She is also battling her second diagnosis with anaplastic astrocytoma, a type of ... (more)

A two-hour basketball tournament/bar mitzvah project raised more than $2,000 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund on Sunday.

Treat the special women in your life to decadent desserts while helping fight breast cancer during Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer, from May 6 through Mother's Day, May 12.

A type of low-grade but sometimes lethal brain tumor in children has been found in many cases to contain an unusual mutation that may help to classify, diagnose and guide... BOSTON-A type of low-grade but sometimes lethal brain tumor in children has been found in many cases to contain an unusual mutation that may help to classify, diagnose and ... (more)

Todd Ruggere of Grafton, left, talks with Alison Lonczak of Chicopee and Josh Silver of Northampton during a recent visit at The Hanger in Amherst.

Dr. Saul Weingart will join Tufts Medical Center in Boston on July 15 as its chief medical officer.

Chris Nikolis, of Suffield, shown here in a photo with his three children, is helping organize the second annual Suffield Kids Ride to benefit the Jimmy Fund.

In a virtually empty Mill Town Tavern on Thursday, Todd Ruggere sat at the bar, sipping on a glass of frothy Sam Adams Summer Ale.

Middleboro resident Dylan Berio, 5, has been named a Jimmy Fund Clinic Patient Partner for the annual Stop & Shop Triple Winner Game.