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  • Philanthropy Donation and Contact Information

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    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
    Rebecca DuFault: Associate Vice President, The Dana-Farber Campaign: 617-632-5524

  • How Your Support Helps

    Chef and food stylist Elle Simone Scott, TV host of "America's Test Kitchen", was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in Sept. 2016 and is receiving ongoing treatment at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center. Photo Credit: Elle Simone Scott. Hair: Jen Tawa. Makeup: Luiz Filho.
    Insight Blog
    5/15/2023

    Living with Recurrent Ovarian Cancer, Celebrity Chef Writes a New Recipe 

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Ovarian Cancer
    • Gynecologic Cancer
    Former stand-up comedian Valerie Frank was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2018 and in 2022 with metastatic breast cancer.
    Insight Blog
    5/8/2023

    Finding Reason to Laugh with Metastatic Breast Cancer 

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Metastatic Breast Cancer
    • Breast Cancer
    Abigail Myers (right) and her family.
    Insight Blog
    4/26/2023

    Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer, Mother is Given a Chance to Raise Her Son 

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Susan F. Smith Center
    • Metastatic Breast Cancer
    • Breast Cancer
    Insight Blog
    4/25/2023

    Clinical Trial Offers Lessons for Patient and Researchers 

    • Research
    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Stem Cell/Bone Marrow Transplant
    Cuadra (right) with his girlfriend, Abby, in Colorado.
    Insight Blog
    4/18/2023

    Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Patients Advocate Education and Early Screening 

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Colon Cancer
    • Gastrointestinal Cancer
    Chuck Stravin (standing, upper right) and wife Liz (kneeling, in black) celebrate the big day with daughters MaryBeth, Meghan, and Colleen (in red, left to right), daughter and son-in-law Kayla and Jimmy McMahon (center), and family goldendoodle Quinn Stravin.
    Insight Blog
    4/4/2023

    Father with Stage IV Kidney Cancer Enjoys Wedding of a Lifetime

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Kidney Cancer
    • Genitourinary Cancer
    Joshua Kraft, president of the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation Photo Credit: New England Patriots
    News Releases
    3/29/2023

    Joshua Kraft advocates for prostate cancer screening as he announces he has been treated for the disease

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Prostate Cancer
    Alanna Devlin Ball and her husband, James Ball, who is also a fellow Navy officer.
    Insight Blog
    3/22/2023

    After Brain Cancer, Navy Vet Goes For Gold

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Neuro-oncology
    Mills (left) enjoyed one of her favorite Peaks Island passions, swimming, with her family in 2012 — the year of her first breast cancer diagnosis.
    Insight Blog
    2/13/2023

    Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer, Valentines Ferry On

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Metastatic Breast Cancer
    • Breast Cancer