We specialize in cancer. And you.
At Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, all we do is cancer. Because no two people are the same, our approach to treatment and care is personalized – with a deep understanding of your cancer and how to get you well.
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Our doctors are some of the leading practitioners in their cancer specialty. These include:
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When all you do is cancer, you see possibilities others might not.
We go deep. We understand more than just the disease. We get to know you – your life, your goals, everything about you – so we can customize the treatment to what you need. And we offer access to the latest treatments and pioneering clinical trials.
Watch this VideoDana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center shares patient stories which may include descriptions of actual medical results. We provide personalized care for each patient based on their unique needs; their experiences and results will vary.
Breast cancer survivor
Maggie was shocked to receive a breast cancer diagnosis at 28 years old. She feared she wouldn’t be able to fulfill her dream of becoming a mom. See how that all changed when she came to Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center.
Watch this VideoDana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center shares patient stories which may include descriptions of actual medical results. We provide personalized care for each patient based on their unique needs; their experiences and results will vary.
Leukemia survivor
After receiving a cancer diagnosis while in college, Lucy’s experience at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center is what inspired her to become the nurse she is today.
Watch this VideoDana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center shares patient stories which may include descriptions of actual medical results. We provide personalized care for each patient based on their unique needs; their experiences and results will vary.
Blood cancer survivors
Identical twins George and Greg shared everything from classroom to careers, and then were both diagnosed with cancer. Knowing no two people are the same, learn how Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center personalized their care.
Watch this VideoDana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center shares patient stories which may include descriptions of actual medical results. We provide personalized care for each patient based on their unique needs; their experiences and results will vary.
Ovarian cancer survivor
Karen’s world was turned upside down when what she thought was a gallbladder attack turned out to be a cancerous cyst the size of an orange. See how pioneering treatment found at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, and her care team’s compassionate care, got her well again.
Watch this VideoDana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center shares patient stories which may include descriptions of actual medical results. We provide personalized care for each patient based on their unique needs; their experiences and results will vary.
New England’s #1 cancer center for over 20 years.
Why Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center? Because we bring together advanced specialists from two renowned medical centers. Our doctors, nurses and care staff work as a single multidisciplinary team to give you confidence and help speed your recovery. One of our patients said it best: “When you have cancer, you want to see the people that really know what they’re doing, and will do it with a compassionate, kind, loving heart.”
Hear more from our patientsVideo Transcript
Speaker 1:
The minute I heard cancer, I knew I was going to go to Dana-Farber Brigham. I was going to go to the place that’s the best in the world that is in my backyard.
Speaker 2:
The first person I spoke to was Mikayla, and I’m talking to her and I’m saying, this lady’s good. She knows how to talk to me and calm me down.
Speaker 3:
All the staff understands what you’re going through. And because of that, their culture is solely focused on helping cancer patients get better.
Speaker 1:
Going into that experience, you know they’re going to be rock stars throughout the journey because they’ve seen it all.
Speaker 4:
And they take into account other aspects of my life because this is all they do. And they’re so incredibly good at it.
Speaker 5:
They’re not just specialists in cancer, they become specialists in you.
Speaker 1:
I proved to be a really tough nut, so they had to reach into the toolbox and go into trial treatments, which is a perfect example of being very specific to my type of cancer.
Speaker 4:
As a result of tailoring a treatment that worked for me, I was able to fulfill my dream of becoming a mom.
Speaker 1:
By being there, I was afforded the opportunity to have a trial that put me into remission, which is pretty unheard of for my diagnosis.
Speaker 6:
The care is amazing from the doctors to the nurses, right down to the valet who parks my car. They are treating all of me.
Speaker 7:
You felt that you were their only patient. You were their only concern in the world.
Speaker 4:
When you have cancer, you want to see the people that really know what they’re doing and also will do it with a kind, compassionate, loving heart.
Speaker 1:
It’s like family. They’re just incredible people and working incredibly hard for someone like myself and you feel that every step of the way.
Speaker 7:
They gave me a second chance at life.
Speaker 5:
My husband, it was great that we could fortunately walk this journey together. Going through this experience at Dana Farber Brigham, he knew that, in his words, “we got this.” And just that statement alone, let me know that I could stand here today and talk to you because we had it.
Video Transcript
George:
I’m George.
Greg:
I’m Greg.
George:
We’ve grown up together, we’ve dressed alike, we had the same illnesses, same colds, same chickenpox.
Greg:
Same everything.
George:
Yeah. And now we have the same thing, cancer.
Greg:
Mine’s leukemia, his is B-cell lymphoma. I was diagnosed two years after he was.
George:
When I walked into the doctor’s office, he says, “George, I just saw you two weeks ago.”
Greg:
I says, “I’m not George. I’m Greg. I’m his twin brother.”
George:
Dana Farber Brigham is a phenomenal place because they treat all kinds of cancer. They cater the care for you, for your type of cancer. They ask me about my everyday life and what I’m doing, the stresses I’m going through. They make you feel at ease.
Greg:
Cancer’s cancer. Mine’s unique to me. And his is unique to him, even though we do have a lot in common. We look alike, we act alike, we have the same jobs, but we are two individual people.
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Karen:
I was at work and I developed this incredible pain on the left side of my body and I was rushed to the local hospital for what they thought was a gallbladder attack. But as they did a CT scan, it unraveled that I had a cyst the size of an orange on my ovary. I had stage three ovarian cancer. I knew I was going to go to Dana-Farber Brigham.
Karen:
All they do is cancer. So going into that experience, you know they’re going to be on the cutting edge of therapies, they’re going to have things available to you, and they’re going to be rock stars throughout the journey because they’ve seen it all.
Karen:
By being there, I was afforded the opportunity to have a trial that put me into remission, which is pretty unheard of for my diagnosis.
Karen:
It’s like family. It’s like they know you so incredibly well and they understand the journey you’ve been through, and to see the thrill in their faces to know that all their hard work has resulted in my success.
Video Transcript
Lucy:
Having leukemia at such a young age, you can’t help but think of why this is happening to you.
But once I was actually admitted into Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, I realized the care that I was getting, they were just so on top of it.
They listened to me.
They listened to my family.
Everyone was so nice.
The whole team that’s around you in order to help you succeed is what made me want to be a nurse.
Video Transcript
Maggie:
Getting a diagnosis of breast cancer at age 28 is something that was a complete shock. Understanding that the potential effects of treatment could one day impact my ability to have my own family was in some ways more devastating than hearing the words, you have cancer. My next step was making an appointment to go to Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center. I was able to receive a chemotherapy regimen that at the time wasn’t being offered elsewhere. Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center was the only place that had knowledge of this new research. I was able to fulfill my dream of becoming a mom. Yeah, I have three beautiful girls.
There are no words. Every day that I’m here is a gift. Right. And then every day that I get to spend with them is an even greater gift.
Narrator:
When all you do is cancer, you see possibilities others might not. We specialize in cancer. And you. Contact Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center.