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How Colorectal Cancer Is Missed in Women “There's a fable out there that colorectal cancer is an old man’s disease. We have to fight that." 

Why is #colorectalcancer rising in younger adults? Featured in @katiecouric.bsky.social Media, @danafarber.bsky.social’s Dr. Kimmie Ng discusses the top theories researchers are investigating and risk factors you don't want to ignore. #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth

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Menin inhibitors block signals that cause blood stem cells to create leukemia cells rather than normal blood cells. Learn more about how menin inhibitors are used to treat acute myeloid leukemia: bit.ly/4kLdGNt

Crosstalk between EZH2 and DNA methylation mediates neuroendocrine prostate cancer lineage plasticity - Nature Communications In this study, the authors identify a collaboration between the epigenetic regulators, EZH2 and DNA methyltransferase that contributes to prostate cancer lineage reprogramming.

New research in @natcomms.nature.com by @danafarber.bsky.social’s @mishabeltran.bsky.social and Varadha Balaji Venkadakrishnan, PhD, reveals how prostate cancer becomes resistant to treatment and DNA methylation and EZH2 activity drive neuroendocrine prostate cancer.

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Cathy Wu, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Cancer Grand Challenges has awarded $25 million to team ILLUMINE, a group of leading scientists around the world including @danafarber.bsky.social’s Dr. Cathy Wu, who will work to unlock the potential of the cancer dark proteome.

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Judith Agudo, PhD. of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

New research published by @danafarber.bsky.social’s Judith Agudo, PhD, and colleagues in @nature.com today reveals a new strategy to prevent the metastasis of triple-negative breast cancer.

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Researcher Gains Insight into Rare Genetic Diseases  Studying rare genetic diseases like Fanconi anemia is helping researchers understand DNA repair, cancer risk, and new targeted therapies.

Rare diseases can offer powerful insights into cancer. By studying Fanconi anemia, Alan D’Andrea, MD, helped identify the Fanconi anemia/BRCA pathway, a biological mechanism that helps repair damaged DNA and deepen understanding of how cancer develops. Learn more: bit.ly/404xaDd

The Cancer No One Can Explain The Cancer No One Can Explain: Colorectal cancer in young people has been rising for 30 years. We still don't know why—and that's killing people.

"The Cancer No One Can Explain" - Kicking off #ColorectalCancerAwareness month with this great piece in @nautil.us magazine featuring a Q&A about young-onset colorectal cancer with @danafarber.bsky.social’s Dr. Leah Biller.

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7 Investigates: Colorectal cancer cases surge among young adults  - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News BOSTON (WHDH) - The news hit John Veale hard.“It almost feels like a bullet through your heart,” said Veale, a Boston resident. “I remember just<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/7-investigates/7-investigates-colorectal-cancer-cases-surge-among-young-adults/">Read More</a>

"The most frightening thing is, we don’t completely understand why these rates are rising in young people without risk factors” - @danafarber.bsky.social’s Dr. Kimmie Ng speaks with 7News Boston about the rising rate of young-onset colorectal cancer.

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Save the Date – The Fifth Transatlantic Exchange in Oncology: Transatlantic Innovations in Cancer Drug Research

In collaboration with @gustaveroussy.fr, the Fifth Transatlantic Exchange in Oncology will bring together leading cancer researchers and clinicians from the United States and Europe to explore transatlantic innovations in cancer drug research.

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Xin Zhou, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Congrats to @danafarbernews.bsky.social’s Xin Zhou, PhD, recipient of a 2026 Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award for "Extracellular reprogramming of kinase signaling pathways.” The award supports ideas with potential to impact the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer.

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Goldie Taylor

Following her recognition on Ragan's Top Women in Communications Class of 2026 list, @goldietaylor.bsky.social, Senior Vice President, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, has been named to the 2026 Top Women in Communications Hall of Fame honorees list. Learn more: bit.ly/4rZDCap

Taming Chronic Inflammation | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Dana-Farber researchers explore how lifestyle choices may help reduce cancer risk and improve outcomes

There is a growing understanding in cancer research that chronic inflammation may increase the risk of certain cancers, and that targeting inflammation may prevent cancer from recurring or developing in the first place. Learn how our researchers are advancing the science: bit.ly/3MD5GBt

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Naomi Lenane

Please join us in congratulating Naomi Lenane on being recently named to Becker's Healthcare's CIOs to Know 2026 list. View the list here: bit.ly/4qI2tOO

Alice Shaw, MD, PhD

Alice Shaw, MD, PhD, has been appointed to the George P. Canellos, MD, and Jean S. Canellos Professorship in Medicine at Dana-Farber and @harvardmed.bsky.social. Please join us in congratulating her on this well-deserved honor.

Researchers are using cutting-edge visual tools to understand how the immune system behaves in tumors. Learn more about how what they are learning could shape the future of cancer treatment: bit.ly/46tEBXX

Intriguing New Targets – Including GLP-1 – in Liposarcoma  New research uncovers promising targets, including the GLP-1 pathway, that may lead to new targeted therapies for liposarcoma.

Erica Pimenta, MD, PhD, working in @vanallenlab.bsky.social, studied molecular mechanisms that cause some liposarcomas to lose normal fat-cell functions and begin to spread, revealing new biological pathways, including GLP-1, that are now being explored in clinical research.

Forbes 2026 America's Best Large Employers List Forbes' list of America's Best Large Employers ranks the largest top companies to work for in 2026, featuring companies with the best benefits and best work-life balance.

We’re proud to be included in @forbes.com's 2026 Best Large Employer list. This recognition, based on employee sentiment, reflects our commitment to fostering a collaborative workplace where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered for long-term growth.

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TIME100 Health: Catherine Wu Find out why Catherine Wu is on the TIME100 Health 2026 list.

Congratulations to Catherine Wu, MD, on being recognized by TIME in the TIME100 Health 2026 list. Read more: bit.ly/4kEx3ru

Dana-Farber Research Helps Drive FDA Label Update for Primary CNS Lymphoma | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-led research helped drive an FDA label update for axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta) that removes a prior exclusion for patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma, a rare and aggressive lymphoma of the brain and spinal cord. The change is expected to expand access to commercial CAR T-cell therapy for eligible patients with relapsed or refractory disease.

Dana-Farber-led research helped drive an @fda.gov label update for axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta) that removes prior exclusion and may expand access to CAR T-cell therapy for eligible relapsed or refractory patients. Learn more: bit.ly/4rjfgbU

With deepest gratitude to Josh and Anita Bekenstein and the Jonathan and Jeannie Lavine family for their extraordinary generosity, long-standing partnership, and decades of dedication to our mission.

This extraordinary gift will help name and build the region’s only inpatient hospital dedicated to cancer, advancing a new, fully integrated model of cancer care centered on patients and families.

We are not just building a hospital, we’re raising the standard of cancer care for all.

A historic moment.

Last week, we announced the largest single gift in our history through a transformational joint commitment from Josh and Anita Bekenstein and the Jonathan and Jeannie Lavine family.

The Center for Global Health at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is launching the first colorectal cancer screening program in Central Asia, partnering with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Health and National Cancer Center.

The Center for Global Health at @danafarbernews.bsky.social is excited to launch the first colorectal cancer screening program in Central Asia, partnering with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Health and National Cancer Center.

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A purple graphic that reads "At least 40% of newly diagnosed cancers in U.S. adults are potentially avoidable."

Dana-Farber developed one of the first clinical cancer genetics and prevention programs in the world and remains one of the largest centers of its kind, providing expert, long-term, comprehensive care for cancer patients, survivors, and people seeking risk assessment and prevention care.

Leadership delegation from Dana-Farber and OncoClinic

We’re proud to announce a new strategic collaboration with OncoClinic to bring advanced and personalized oncology to Saudi Arabia. Learn more: bit.ly/4afscrT

Dr. Kimmie Ng of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

The @washingtonpost.com recognized @danafarber.bsky.social's Dr. Kimmie Ng for her work in young-onset colorectal cancer. Dr. Ng is part of the 'Post Next 50,' the newspaper's annual look at 50 people shaping society in 2026.

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Alice Shaw, MD, PhD

Kimberly Stegmaier, MD

Matthew Vander Heiden, MD, PhD

Congratulations to Alice Shaw, MD, PhD, Kimberly Stegmaier, MD, and Matthew Vander Heiden, MD, PhD, on being elected as Fellows of the @theaacr.bsky.social Academy Class of 2026. Learn more: bit.ly/45KykqC

We are deeply grateful for these two families’ decades-long dedication to our mission.

This week, we had the honor celebrating the largest single gift in our history: a transformative joint commitment from the Josh and Anita Bekenstein and Jonathan and Jeannie Lavine families to name and help build our future cancer hospital.