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    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
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    Erin McVeigh: Interim Associate Vice President, The Dana-Farber Campaign: 617-632-4042

  • How Your Support Helps

    Trueblood (right) takes daily walks around Cambridge post-transplant, here joined by his husband, Michael Flier, and their Sealyham terrier, Edgar, outside St. James Church.
    Insight Blog
    9/29/2023

    After Outpatient Stem Cell Transplant, MDS Survivor Writes New Chapter 

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Stem Cell/Bone Marrow Transplant
    • Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases
    • Blood Cancer
    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
    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
    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
    Since her diagnosis, Jenn Thorn (center), pictured with her son and daughter, has learned the importance of focusing on joy, humor, and family even when her cancer journey is challenging.  
    Insight Blog
    8/7/2023

    Lessons From a Lawyer Living with Ovarian Cancer 

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Ovarian Cancer
    • Gynecologic Cancer
    Jeremy Pivor, a member of Dana-Farber's Young Adult Program, speaks to the American College of Surgeons in Minneapolis, Minn. on how surgeons can improve their communication skills with patients in 2023. Pivor has been treated for brain cancer at Dana-Farber as a teenager and adult, and has also appealed for brain cancer funding and legislation in Washington, D.C.
    Insight Blog
    8/3/2023

    Young Adult Cancer Patients Prove Powerful Advocates in Washington D.C.

    • Patient Stories, Adult
    • Psychosocial Oncology
    • Neuro-oncology
    Cummings' care team includes (left to right) Caron Jacobson, MD, Christine Ryan, MD, and Michelle DeNisco, RN.
    Insight Blog
    7/28/2023

    Follicular Lymphoma Patient Has Time On His Side After CAR T-Cell Therapy 

    • CAR T-Cell Therapy
    • Research
    • Patient Stories, Adult