On May 8, Center Director Edward J. Benz Jr., MD, testified at a U.S. Senate Committee hearing titled "Cancer: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st... | [more]
Welcome to DF/HCC
Welcome to Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) — the largest comprehensive cancer center in the world. Funded by a grant from the National Cancer Institute, we have joined seven renowned Harvard-affiliated medical centers into one collective force dedicated to the fight against cancer. Based in Boston, DF/HCC consists of more than 1000 researchers with a singular goal — to find new and innovative ways to combat cancer.
Announcements
- DF/HCC Proposed Cores Survey Posted: 07-01-08
- Cancer Research Collaboration Committee Looking for New Members Posted: 06-16-08
- Request for Skin Cancer Career Development Awards: SPORE—Skin Cancer Posted: 06-16-08
Latest Cancer News
Edward J. Benz Jr., MD, testifies at Senate hearing on war on cancer
On the HMS Quadrangle: Tackling basic science questions about cancer
Ask for directions to the Harvard Center for Cancer Biology, and you may find yourself wandering the Quadrangle of Harvard Medical School that houses the seven basic science... | [more]
New cell death program solves mystery of bird’s eye cells
Although pathologists have observed for over a century a peculiar cytological feature of human cancers − cells internalized in other cells − they remained puzzled... | [more]
Gilliland awarded $14m to study genetic basis of leukemias
DF/HCC Member D. Gary Gilliland (BWH) has successfully renewed funding from the NCI to study the genetic basis of human leukemias and to develop therapeutic approaches based... | [more]
