Publications

01 Sep 2011
News

Alumni Team Up to Fight Cancer

her work that last spring he presented the MMRF with a $4.8 million gift to further its pathbreaking cancer research. Commented HBS professor Bill Sahlman, who introduced Bowes and Giusti, “Their collaboration shows how HBS alumni can and... View Details

Keywords: biomedicine; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

June 2004 (Revised May 2005)
Case

Judah Folkman and the War on Cancer

Judah Folkman, professor in the Division of Vascular Biology at Children's Hospital in Boston, is considering how best to advance the research in his lab in an era where biomedical research has gotten more interdisciplinary and collaborative. Specifically, Folkman has... View Details

Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Leadership; Research; Personal Development and Career; Health Care and Treatment; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry; Boston

19 Feb 2015
Video

Stephen Bonner, director and former president and CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America

15 Dec 2014
News

Curbing the cost of cancer care

29 Jan 2018
News

B-School Bulletin: Fighting Cancer More Efficiently

Web

HBS Alumna Fighting Cancer with a Novel Cell Therapy - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

16 Mar 2017
News

Making Rapid Progress in the Fight Against Cancer

Sir Harpal Kumar (MBA 1991) is CEO of Cancer Research UK, which is the world’s second largest cancer research organization. In this video, he talks about the challenges facing View Details

August 2021
Teaching Note

IBM Watson at MD Anderson Cancer Center

By: Shane Greenstein and Mel Martin

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 621-022. View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Operations; Failure; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Health Care and Treatment; Product Development; Health Industry; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Houston; Texas

August 1999
Teaching Note

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Development Strategy, The (TN)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan

Teaching Note for (9-599-104). View Details

Keywords: Revenue; Operations; Investment Funds; Capital; Growth and Development Strategy; Financing and Loans; Programs; Value; Mission and Purpose; Health Industry

December 12, 2018
Article

Impact Investing Could Accelerate the Fight Against Cancer

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Kathryn E. Giusti

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12 May 2014
News

Brain Cancer Survivor Create App that Helps Caregivers

Keywords: Nursing and Residential Care Facilities; Health, Social Assistance

January 12, 2017
Article

What Cancer Researchers Can Learn from Direct-to-Consumer Companies

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Kathryn E. Giusti

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12 Nov 2018
News

Precision Medicine Has Transformed Cancer Treatment. Here’s How to Move It Beyond Oncology

Article

Decisions about Medication Use and Cancer Screening across Age Groups in the United States

By: Kathleen M. Fairfield, Bethany S. Gerstein, Carrie A. Levin, Vickie Stringfellow, Heidi Wierman and Mary McNaughton-Collins

Objective
To describe decision process and quality for common cancer screening and medication decisions by age group.

Methods
We included 2941 respondents to a national Internet survey who made at least one decision about colorectal, breast,... View Details

Keywords: Screening; Decision Making; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials

January 2014 (Revised March 2014)
Teaching Note

Cancer Screening in Japan: Market Research and Segmentation

By: John A. Quelch

Keywords: Market Research; Market Segmentation; Health Care Industry; Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Marketing Strategy; Health Industry; Public Administration Industry; Communications Industry; Japan

January 2023
Teaching Note

Brigham & Women's Hospital: Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Breast Cancer Care

By: Robert S. Kaplan

This Teaching Note was prepared to aid classroom instructors in the use of "Brigham and Women's Hospital: Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Breast Cancer Care," HBS Case No. 122-010. View Details