Paths of Progress
Dana-Farber Turns 60: Sidney Farber, MD, watches the Institute grow in the early 1970s. Today, Dana-Farber is constructing a new clinical research building just down the street.
Fall/Winter 2007
Volume 16, Number 2
Contents
Features
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Seizing the moment: Sixty years of discovery
By Robert LevyDana-Farber's history as a cancer center, which overlaps the era of greatest progress made against the disease, is chronicled through 60 years of research highlights.
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A series of unfortunate events
By Richard Saltus and John DiGianniThe steps that cause a normal cell to become cancerous, once shrouded in mystery, are now being uncovered thanks to modern technology and a half-century of findings.
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Cancer pioneers
By Debra Ruder and Richard SaltusPatient care has evolved dramatically since the 1940s, including a rise in earlier diagnoses, gentler treatment approaches, specialized caregivers, and educated patients.
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Lean on me
By Christine Cleary"Total patient care," the mantra of Institute Founder Sidney Farber, MD, lives on in support groups that offer friendship, advice, and a safe venue to share fears and challenges.
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First Person: Stephen E. Sallan, MD
Edited by Saul WisniaDana-Farber's chief of staff, a pediatric oncologist since 1973, discusses the gap in survival rates for childhood and adult leukemia – and possible solutions.
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No place like home
When Janet O'Shea first noticed that her daughter Charlotte's eye was drooping, she never suspected it was because of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT).
Departments
Credits
President, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Edward J. Benz Jr., MD
Chief of Staff Stephen E. Sallan, MD
Chief Medical Officer Lawrence N. Shulman, MD
Chief Scientific Officer Barrett J. Rollins, MD
Chief Clinical Officer Philip W. Kantoff, MD
Chair, Medical Oncology James D. Griffin, MD
Chair, Pediatric Oncology Stuart H. Orkin, MD
Chair, Radiation Oncology Jay R. Harris, MD
Chair (Acting), Executive Committee for Research David M. Livingston, MD
Senior VP for Experimental Medicine Lee M. Nadler, MD
Senior VP for Patient Care Services, Chief Nurse Patricia Reid Ponte, RN, DNSc, FAAN
Senior VP for Research Beverly R. Ginsburg, MBA
Senior VP for Communications Steven R. Singer
Director of Publications Paul Hennessy
Editor Debra Ruder
Design/Production John DiGianni
Associate Editor Robert Levy
Articles Editor Saul Wisnia
Staff Writers Christine Cleary, Richard Saltus
Production Assistance Jacqueline Czel, Megan Rose, Kimberly Regensburg, Christopher Ting
Photography Sam Ogden, cover photo courtesy of the Boston Herald
Paths of Progress is published twice a year by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Department of Communications. If you have any comments or would like to be removed from the mailing list, contact:
Debra Ruder
Editor, Paths of Progress
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Communications
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debra_ruder@dfci.harvard.edu
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