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Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers

  • Creating powerful possibilities for patients.

  • A Proven Leader in Women's Cancer Care

    As leaders in the world's fight to end women's cancers, the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber creates powerful possibilities for patients by bridging compassionate care and world-class research.

    Sara Tolaney, MD, MPH, and Alan D'Andrea, MD

    Sara Tolaney, MD, MPH, and Alan D'Andrea, MD

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  • She told me it was going to be okay

    Erin and Dr. Partridge

    Erin - Breast cancer patient

    When Erin’s phone rang the night before her first visit to Dana-Farber’s Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers, she was surprised to hear the voice of the oncologist she would see the next day: Ann Partridge, MD, MPH.

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