Paths of Progress
Lewis Silverman, MD, examines 4-year-old Adams Fenelon in the Jimmy Fund Clinic.
Winter/Spring 2002
Volume 11, Number 1
Contents
Features
- Enhancing the Lives of Young Patients
More than 50 years after Sidney Farber, MD, revolutionized the treatment of children with cancer, his faith in science's ability to improve patient care lives on in DFCI's Pediatric Oncology Department. - SPORE Grants Seed New Discoveries
Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) speed the conversion of laboratory discoveries into new cancer treatments. Dana-Farber SPORES focus on breast and skin cancer. - 'Gene Profiles' Target Tumors' Weak Points
Technology able to scan the activity of thousands of genes at a time may lead to more precise diagnoses and treatments for a variety of cancers. - Exploring Inequities in Cancer Treatment
Dana-Farber biostatisticians are participating in a national study analyzing why some populations develop cancer more often than others, and why survival rates differ. - Analyzing Outcomes: Studying Patients' Quality of Life after Therapy
As cancer therapies improve, researchers are taking a renewed interest in "outcomes" — the long-term consequences of treatments on the quality of survivors' lives.
Departments
- Dateline DFCI
The latest news, including a record-breaking fundraising year and a patient-safety checklist. - Discoveries
Dana-Farber research updates - First Person: Andrew MacKinlay
Young Andrew MacKinlay recalls his treatment in the Jimmy Fund Clinic. - A Letter from the President
2001 Annual Report
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 Hilary Bennett, Robert Levy, Andrew MacKinlay, Richard Saltus, Saul Wisnia
Design John DiGianni
Production Assistance Kristin Lacey, Steven Skelton
Photography Lisa Cohen, Kathleen Dooher, Dan Furness, Steve Gilbert, Shawn Henry,
Bill Horsman, Margret Lampert, Jerry LeBlond, Mark Ostow, Laura Wulf
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