Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
About
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a Boston hospital and research center devoted entirely to cancer, treating both adults and children. Patients see specialists in their particular type of cancer, supported by teams of medical, radiation and surgical oncologists, radiologists, pathologists and nurses with deep experience in that disease. Care runs from diagnosis through survivorship, with supportive care programs tailored to each patient’s age, stage and lifestyle, and patients travel from around the world for treatment.
Dr. Sidney Farber founded the institute in 1947. His pioneering work in childhood leukemia led to the concept of total cancer care, in which every needed specialist collaborates at the patient’s bedside, and that principle still guides the institute. Research and treatment are closely linked, so laboratory discoveries move toward new therapies. Children are treated through Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s, which handles pediatric cancers and blood disorders, and plans are underway for a new dedicated inpatient cancer hospital.
What to Know
- U.S. News & World Report ranks Dana-Farber among the top five hospitals in the nation for both adult and pediatric cancer care.
- Patients have access to more than 1,200 active clinical trials.
- Six regional campuses, virtual second opinions and international patient services extend access beyond the main Longwood campus.
- The Jimmy Fund has raised money for Dana-Farber’s work since 1948.
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