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Life-saving CAR-T cancer therapy approved by the FDA

Sophie Will September 7, 2017

After years of uncertainty surrounding treatment for leukemia patients, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new type of treatment that has the ability to save patients. The key? Using their...

Boston University trustee and School of Management Class of 1972 alumnus Richard Shipley donates $10.5 million to the School of Medicine to create a prostate cancer research center on the BU Medical Campus. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU trustee Richard Shipley establishes cancer research center, explores “humane” treatment

Anna Whitelaw April 24, 2016

Boston University trustee Richard Shipley, a School of Management Class of 1972 graduate, donated $10.5 million to the BU School of Medicine for the creation of the Shipley Prostate Cancer Research...

RENNER: Biden's plan to cure cancer lofty, but impressive

RENNER: Biden’s plan to cure cancer lofty, but impressive

Elise Renner January 21, 2016

And the war against cancer rages on. In President Barack Obama’s 2016 State of the Union Address, he endorsed Vice President Joe Biden’s “moonshot” plan to cure cancer. Biden first announced his...

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is one of several institutions benefiting from U.S. President Barack Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative. PHOTO BY MARARIE/FLICKR

Boston hospitals pave way for precision medicine

Olivia Deng February 5, 2015

Retail stores such as Brandy Melville are selling “one size fits all” clothing, but recent actions by the U.S. government have shown the adage does not apply to medical treatments. Friday, U.S. President...

BU wins $3M grant to study effects of obesity on cancer

Daily Free Press Admin October 14, 2013

Boston University School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to fund a project exploring the effects of obesity on breast cancer in African-American...

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