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Honorees Archive | the one hundred
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Each year, we honor 100 Everyday Amazing individuals and groups who are changing how we fight cancer in inspiring and often revolutionary ways. Read their stories. Sorry, no honorees found. Please broaden your search! Quincy Jones Advocate 2016. Nicolette McDonnell, NP Caregiver 2016. Ryan McGuire Philanthropist 2016. Nate Solder Advocate 2016. John and Karine Begg Philanthropist 2016. Bob Carey Philanthropist 2016. The Samfund Philanthropist 2016. Sig Adler Lung Cancer Research Fund Philanthropist 2016.
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Tony "The Fridge" Phoenix-Morrison | the one hundred
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Tony “The Fridge” Phoenix-Morrison. A veteran runner, Tony lives outside of Newcastle in northeast England. Having lost family members to cancer, Tony carries a fridge on his back as a way of demonstrating the burden of cancer on patients and their families. He hopes his personal feats of endurance might inspire cancer patients and their loved ones to persevere and overcome the extreme challenges of cancer. Tony Phoenix-Morrison AKA ‘Tony the Fridge’ runs with 93 pounds on his back as a tribute to cancer...
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James Weitzman, MD | the one hundred
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James Weitzman, MD. As the leader of the inpatient team at North Shore Medical Center Salem Hospital and a hematology/oncology physician at the Mass General/North Shore Cancer Center, James Weitzman, MD, ensures patients living north of Boston receive the highest quality care close to home. Dr. Weitzman has been pivotal in helping to combine the talent and expertise of physicians from the North Shore Medical Center with those from the Mass General Cancer Center. Patient Andrea Lane experienced Dr. We...
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Irina Dobrusin, RN, BSN | the one hundred
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Irina Dobrusin, RN, BSN. Irina Dobrusin, RN, BSN, masterfully fulfills a vital role in the process of harvesting stem cells for bone marrow transplants at the Mass General Cancer Center. 8220;Irina’s Bangladeshi colleagues remain eternally grateful,” says Jane Ritzenthaler, RN, HP (ASCP), Irina’s supervisor. “They continue to send her updates on the patients she helped during her time there.”. From Boston to Bangladesh, Irina Dobrusin ensures cancer patients receive the highest quality stem cells for bon...
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Michael Lanuti, MD | the one hundred
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Michael Lanuti, MD. Michael Lanuti, MD, director of Thoracic Oncology for the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, has devoted his career to advancing care for patients battling lung cancer, esophageal cancer and other challenging diseases. Nationally and internationally recognized, Dr. Lanuti actively mentors the next generation. Mass General trainee Luis Felipe Tapias Vargas, MD, says: “Dr. Lanuti always leads by example in the clinic, in the operating room,...Meet a remarkab...
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Bill McKinnon and Family | the one hundred
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Bill McKinnon and Family. Inspired by Adele McKinnon, the Mass General Cancer Center launched the first breast cancer-related lymphedema studies program in the country. Because of the generosity of Adele’s husband and family, the program continues today, two years after its federal funding ended. When National Institutes of Health budget cuts threatened the program in 2013, Bill McKinnon and his family stepped in. Dr. Taghian adds,”Because of Bill McKinnon and his family’s commitment ...Help us find the ...
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We all have the power to change how we fight cancer, together. You can take action today by donating to the one hundred. Your gift will help advance discoveries at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and benefit cancer patients worldwide. Mass General is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and all donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Our non-profit tax ID is 04-1564655. Dedicate my donation to:. Please send notification of this gift. I wish to make this gift anonymously.
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Mass General Proton Engineering Staff | the one hundred
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Mass General Proton Engineering Staff. The Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center at the Mass General Cancer Center uses energy from the protons of atoms to destroy cancer cells. Proton beam radiation is especially well-suited for tumors in children and irregularly-shaped or large tumors near vital organs in adults because a beam of proton radiation can be aimed very precisely at a tumor with little harm to surrounding tissues. Help us find the next 100. Support the Mass General Cancer Center. Nominate th...
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Harold L. Moses, MD | the one hundred
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Harold L. Moses, MD. In his more than 30 years of cancer research, Harold Moses, MD, has revolutionized our understanding of tumor growth and suppression by unlocking the mysteries of cancer at the molecular level. Other work from Dr. Moses and his team has revealed that in some situations TGF-beta molecules can function as tumor promotors instead of tumor suppressors. Unraveling the complex behavior of the TGF-beta family of molecules is vital to solving the cancer challenge. Dr Harold Moses unlocks the...
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Celebrate hope and start a personal fundraising page today. Set a goal, and let’s change how we fight cancer in 2016, together. Celebrate hope in the cancer community, and inspire action by starting a personal fundraising page today. Through the one hundred. Enter your name and email below. After you sign up your page builder will open and you’ll be on your way to fundraising to support the one hundred. Login to access your fundraising dashboard. Support the Mass General Cancer Center.
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