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How You Can Help Support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute


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  • Philanthropy Donation and Contact Information

    Call us: 617-632-3019 | Email us

    Senior Philanthropy Leadership:
    Melany Duval: Senior Vice President, Chief Philanthropy Officer: 617-632-5866
    Liz DeLucia: Vice President, Principal & Major Gifts: 617-632-6573
    Suzanne Fountain: Vice President, Jimmy Fund: 617-632-3864
    Rebecca Gavin: Vice President, Annual, Planned & Institutional Giving: 617-632-3491
    Jeanne Katz Maxbauer: Vice President, Transformational Gifts & Strategic Initiatives: 857-215-1411
    Erin McVeigh: Interim Associate Vice President, The Dana-Farber Campaign: 617-632-4042

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    Run for Dana-Farber

    Run any race, of any distance, in any city, or join an official Dana-Farber team to raise funds for Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund.

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    Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai

    Walk to defy cancer on October 1, 2023.

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    Rally Against CancerSM

    Rally with us to conquer cancer.

  • How Your Support Helps

    Insight Blog
    9/27/2023

    Pediatric Leukemia Patient Follows in His Father’s Footsteps 

    • Patient Stories, Pediatric
    • Leukemias, Childhood
    Michelle Karalekas
    Insight Blog
    9/15/2023

    After Transplant, a Return to Ironman Competition 

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Leukemias
    • Blood Cancer
    Pasi Jänne, MD, PhD
    News Releases
    9/11/2023

    Dana-Farber Study Finds Up-front Chemotherapy Boost Could Benefit Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

    • Research
    • Lung Cancer, non-small cell
    Julia Segovia was her mother Melbey's staunchest supporter during Melbey's ovarian cancer treatment at Dana-Farber.
    Insight Blog
    9/11/2023

    Lessons Learned as My Mother’s Cancer Caregiver   

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Ovarian Cancer
    • Gynecologic Cancer
    Retiring after several decades in financial services, Rubin enjoyed his "second career" running a hot dog cart for several years despite various health challenges.
    Insight Blog
    9/7/2023

    ​​​Retiree Relishing Life After Advanced Kidney Cancer Treatment 

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Kidney Cancer
    • Genitourinary Cancer
    Colorectal cancer cells
    News Releases
    9/6/2023

    Study finds association between being breastfed as an infant and risk of colorectal cancer as an adult

    • Research
    • Rectal Cancer
    • Colon Cancer
    Paul Richardson, MD
    News Releases
    8/30/2023

    Potent Oral Agent Acting as Immunotherapy and Targeted Treatment Produces High Response Rate in Certain Patients

    • Research
    • Immunotherapy
    • Multiple Myeloma
    Julien Dilly, MS (pictured left), and William Freed-Pastor, MD, PhD (pictured right), recipients of PanCAN research grants
    News Releases
    8/30/2023

    Pancreatic cancer research in vaccines, immune-based therapies and KRAS inhibition funded by The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

    • Research
    • Pancreatic Cancer
    Claudia Kilvert and her husband.
    Insight Blog
    8/28/2023

    Tailored Treatment and Support for Older Adults with Breast Cancer 

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Breast Cancer