Jimmy Fund Press Releases

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new therapy, olaparib, for women with advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer who test positive for the BRCA gene mutation.

In a major advance in the care of patients with leukemia and other blood disorders, physicians at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center have begun using Rapid Heme Panel.

Scientists will be better able to trace how genetic changes give rise to diseases ranging from cancer to Huntington’s disease with the largest scale map of human protein interactions.

Pan-Mass Challenge announces record-setting gift to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, bringing the 35 year total to $455 million.

WEEI Sports Radio 93.7 FM, NESN (New England Sports Network), the Boston Red Sox, and the Jimmy Fund are proud to announce that the 2014 WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon presented by Arbella Insurance Foundation raised more than $3.3 million for adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Images from the 2014 WEEI NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon presented by Arbella Insurance Foundation.

WEEI Sports Radio 93.7 FM, NESN (New England Sports Network) and the Boston Red Sox are proud to announce that the 13th annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon presented by Arbella Insurance Foundation will take place at Fenway Park on Tuesday, Aug. 19 and Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 6 a.m. to midnight.

U.S. News and World Report's Best Hospitals Guide has ranked Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center the highest in New England for cancer care for the 14th straight year and fourth overall in the country, one place higher than last year.

Patrick Skiba just completed his first season of organized baseball, but the 7-year-old "designated hitter" for this summer’s Jimmy Fund Little League presented by Extra Innings already has friends among the sport’s local legends.

The Boston Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund celebrated the dedication of the new Boston Red Sox Jimmy Fund Gallery.

Discovery Celebration in Palm Beach, Florida, raises $1.5 million for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Race day gear designed to "embrace" DFMC runners in city's return to the Boston Marathon.