Articles from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

(World Cancer Day) — Dana-Farber Cancer Institute today announced the largest single gift in its history through a new joint commitment from Josh and Anita Bekenstein and the Jonathan and Jeannie Lavine family. The transformational gift for the future cancer hospital builds on the two families’ decades-long dedication to Dana-Farber’s mission of delivering expert, compassionate patient care while accelerating discoveries that improve outcomes for people with cancer around the world.

The Jimmy Fund announced today that Boston Red Sox pitcher, Garrett Whitlock, will once again serve as the Jimmy Fund Captain this season. For the third consecutive season, Whitlock will be an ambassador to support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund’s fundraising efforts for cancer care and research. The Red Sox have partnered with the Jimmy Fund since 1953, the longest and most unique partnership in sports, and as Jimmy Fund Captain, Whitlock will continue this tradition. In this role, Whitlock will attend fundraising events, visit patients, build support, and raise funds for cancer care and research at Dana-Farber.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute today announced the completion of one of the largest fundraising campaigns focused entirely on cancer, raising a record $2.5 billion. The Dana-Farber Campaign a seven-year initiative, has accelerated the Institute’s strategic priorities supporting revolutionary science and extraordinary care. It has funded clinical trials, addressed increased patient volume and cancer diagnoses, and is supporting prevention, early detection, and interception among other groundbreaking initiatives to further its mission.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) today announced plans for a comprehensive new collaboration designed to advance the future of cancer care and build the region’s only independent, free-standing inpatient hospital for adult cancer patients.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy Fund will launch its 75th anniversary on Monday, May 22. Activities will include adult and pediatric patients unveiling and previewing the Jimmy Fund inspired cow, “Strong as Iron,” from this summer’s CowParade New England presented by Herb Chambers art installation. At dusk, Boston-area landmarks with be lit in blue, and seven billboards, including the BCEC and Fenway Park centerfield scoreboard, will carry an anniversary message in and around Boston that evening.

Paula and Rodger Riney of St. Louis, MO, through the Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation, have announced a $40 million grant to support multiple myeloma research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The grant represents the largest single award supporting multiple myeloma research in Dana-Farber’s history. The Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation has been a strong supporter of Dana-Farber and with this grant has cumulatively donated nearly $60 million to the Institute.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute today announced the most ambitious fundraising campaign in its history, and the largest campaign ever in New England focused entirely on cancer. The Dana-Farber Campaign is a multi-year fundraising effort to raise $2 billion to accelerate the Institute’s strategic priorities by supporting revolutionary science, extraordinary care, and exceptional expertise.

Continuing their family’s deep commitment to conquering pancreatic cancer, Judith B. Hale, her son, Robert T. Hale, Jr., and his wife, Karen Hale, have pledged an additional $50 million to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This gift, one of the largest single gifts in the Institute’s history, will support the Hale Family Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research, founded in 2016 with $15 million from Judith, Robert, and Karen, and bring the Hale Family’s cumulative support to Dana-Farber to over $80 million.