Paths of Progress
At a local manufacturing company, the Center for Community-Based Research studies ways to lower cancer risk.
Fall/Winter 2001
Volume 10, Number
Contents
Features
- An uncommon challenge
Research into rare, inherited cancer syndromes is providing valuable insights into the causes of many common cancers. - Reducing cancer risk in the community
Armed with evidence that half of all cancers can be prevented, Dana-Farber researchers are working in the community to educate and inform people about cancer risk, and what can be done to lower it. - Gleevec: the Dana-Farber connection
A medication acclaimed for its success against a form of leukemia and some other cancers had its origins in research conducted at Dana-Farber in the mid-1980s. - Zakim Center Offers Patients Integrated Care
A renewed emphasis on screening, prevention, and the prospect of novel treatments is offering hope in the fight against colorectal cancer. - Making a difference in colorectal cancer
A renewed emphasis on screening, prevention, and the prospect of novel treatments is offering hope in the fight against colorectal cancer. - The battle against AIDS: a 20-year
Twenty years after the start of the AIDS pandemic, a Dana-Farber scientist looks back, and ahead, at the Institute's contributions to AIDS research.
Departments
- Dateline DFCI
The latest news, including a look at Dana-Farber's new Web sites and the opening of the enlarged and remodeled Kraft Family Blood Donor Center. - Discoveries
Dana-Farber research updates - A Letter from the President
Credits
President, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Edward J. Benz Jr., MD
Chief of Staff Stephen E. Sallan, MD
Acting Chair, Adult Oncology Edward J. Benz Jr., MD
Chair, Pediatric Oncology Stuart H. Orkin, MD
Chair, Executive Committee for Research Stanley J. Korsmeyer, MD
Senior Vice President for Experimental Medicine Lee M. Nadler, MD
Senior Vice President for Communications Steven R. Singer
Director of Publications/Editor Paul Hennessy
Associate Editor Debra Ruder
Contributors Robert Levy, Richard Saltus, Saul Wisnia
Design John DiGianni
Production Assistance Kristin Lacey, Steven Skelton
Photography C.J. Allen, Jon Chase, Steve Gilbert, Shawn Henry, Bill Horsman, John Hubbard, Justin Knight, Mark Ostow, Steven Skelton
Paths of Progress is published twice a year by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Department of Communications. Address correspondence to:
Debra Ruder, Editor
Paths of Progress
debra_ruder@dfci.harvard.edu
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