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Linnea (right) and her two sons, August (left) and Peter (middle).

Targeted Cancer Therapies Make Mass General Patient Optimistic...

Published 2 days ago by Katie Horne in Cancer Center, MGH Fund, Patient Care

Linnea Duff has advanced lung cancer, but she remains grateful for the care she has received at Mass General, including targeted cancer therapies.

Alice Shaw, MD, PhD has published groundbreaking new research on ceritinib, an effective new treatment option for ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer.

MGH Investigates the Promise of ALK-Positive Lung Cancer Therapy...

Published 2 weeks ago by Alley Fall in Cancer Center, Medical Research

Thanks to the work of Drs. Alice Shaw and Jeff Engelman, important discoveries are being made about ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer at Mass General.

Cancer survivor Peter Latvis rode in the Pan-Mass Challenge while carefully monitoring his heart condition with the help of the Mass General Cardio Oncology Program.

Heart Disease is Target of Mass General Program for Cancer Survivors...

Published 4 weeks ago by Kay Cahill in Cancer Center, Medical Research, Patient Care

The Mass General Cardio Oncology Program is designed to coordinate care for cancer patients and cancer survivors who have heart disease or are at risk of developing it.

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MGH Harnesses the Power of Immunotherapy to Fight Cancer...

Published 3 months ago by Alley Fall in Cancer Center, Medical Research

At Mass General researchers are looking to immunotherapy, recently hailed as Science Magazine’s “Breakthrough of the Year,” as the next step in the fight against cancer.

Through a gift from the Lazarex Cancer Foundation, Mass General is pleased to announce the creation of the Lazarex-MGH Cancer Care Equity Program.

MGH Partners with Lazarex for Cancer Care Equity...

Published 4 months ago by Alley Fall in Cancer Center, Community Health

The Mass General Cancer Center is excited to partner with the Lazarex Cancer Foundation on an innovative cancer care equity program.

Rakesh K. Jain, PhD (second from right, wearing red tie), is director of Mass General’s Steele Lab, whose 80 scientists and support staff — including four associate professors and four assistant professors — have expertise in a dozen different disciplines.

Pursuing New Cancer Treatments From Basics to Breakthroughs...

Published 4 months ago by Christine Junge in Cancer Center, Mass General Magazine, Medical Research, Patient Care

Rakesh K. Jain, PhD, has made groundbreaking discoveries about tumors and cancer treatment that underscore the power and promise of basic research.

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Supportive Care Benefits from Friends’ Fashion Event...

Published 4 months ago by Alley Fall in Cancer Center

Guests joined the Friends of the Mass General Cancer Center at Bloomingdale’s to raise funds and awareness for supportive care programs at the Cancer Center.

Karima Ricketts at the Center for Integrated Diagnostics

A Mass General Champion Works to Better Targeted Cancer Therapies...

Published 5 months ago by Katie Horne in Cancer Center, Community Health, MGH Fund

Karima’s work to improve targeted cancer therapies at Mass General became more personal after her husband was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer.

From left, Daniel A. Haber, MD, PhD, director, Mass General Cancer Center; Michael Milken, chairman, The Milken Institute and FasterCures; and Peter L. Slavin, MD, president, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Milken Speaks at Mass General Cancer Center Event...

Published 6 months ago by Jim Baptiste in Cancer Center

Philanthropist Michael Milken spoke on “Accelerating Medical Solutions” at a Nov. 6, 2013, dinner hosted by the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.

Dr. Lecia V. Sequist and colleagues at the Mass General Cancer Center

Stigma Lingers for Deadliest Cancer...

Published 6 months ago by Lecia V. Sequist, MD, MPH in Cancer Center, Medical Research, Patient Care

This story is a repost of Dr. Lecia V. Sequist, MD, MPH “Stigma lingers for deadliest cancer” which was originally published on 10/30/2013 on www.cnn.com. My patient, “Judy,” is one of more than 228,000 Americans this year who will be […]

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