Cancer - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Apr 2014
News

Founding a bone marrow donor bank that saves thousands of lives

Peter Harf (MBA 1974) transformed Joh. A. Benckiser SE, a small, privately held German company into a global powerhouse, but it’s his cofounding of Delete Blood Cancer DKMS that he considers his most important role. Since 1991, the... View Details

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Molli Hourihan

spice in my marriage. Growing up, my grandmother stuffed me with food and Yiddish praises. Her kitchen was my haven where I used to play in the overstocked pantry for hours. As an adult, I watched my grandfather nurse her through terminal View Details

01 Dec 2007
News

Man on a Mission

Girand Courtesy Jim Girand Jim Girand (MBA ’61), who’s been a high-tech entrepreneur since the 1960s, is also a veteran duathlete and former age-group national champion who hasn’t let a bout with prostate cancer slow him down. Indeed,... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

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Ian McLean

believe cancer was fatal. I wish to hear laughter in my classroom when I remind students of how serious and pretentious they were on their oh-so-important first day of university. I want to make my wife laugh as we lazily watch the sunset... View Details

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Amy MacBeath

calm and smiling, he encouraged me to raise my hand in class when I was apprehensive, cheered me up when I became frustrated, and inspired me to keep everything in perspective. I am not sure how I would have made it through the first year of the MBA program without... View Details

23 May 2018
News

Winning Bid

$90,000 for breast cancer research), as well as its ability to connect people with similar interests: “That’s fascinating both in its simplicity and its complexity,” he says. “It’s not just commerce, it’s commerce and purpose.” READ MORE View Details

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Andrew Velo-Arias

“No te preocupes hijo, tú vas para Jarbar” “Don’t worry son, you’re going to Harvard” My mom’s encouraging words were a source of comfort when I couldn’t share the exciting news – she lost her battle with breast cancer a few weeks before... View Details

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News Coverage - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Health Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress Imperative AllWorld Network VBHCD Initiative VBHCD... View Details

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VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Health Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress Imperative AllWorld Network VBHCD Initiative VBHCD... View Details

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Elizabeth Bruyere

I was not surprised by my mother's soft, patient knock at 4 AM to tell me that my father had died. It was a moment I had been anticipating each day for five years after his Stage IV cancer diagnosis, and with even more certainty after he... View Details

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Keta Burke-Williams

competitions increased and recurring injuries became normal, the ice rink began to feel like a cage. The boards around the rink trapped me into expectations, and my skate laces bound me in struggles, disappointment and frustration. I felt trapped where I once felt... View Details

11 Jun 2021
News

The Power of Resilience

my eyes. My mother happened to be in the room with me at the time. My mother had herself been diagnosed with early onset breast cancer in her 30s. And when I got off the phone I just looked at her and I told her, “It's cancer.” And I just... View Details

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Shelby Colby

that came with a cancer diagnosis, something else happened. Time froze. I savored the saltiness of my mom’s chicken and wild rice soup. I squealed with my little niece during our games of tickle-thief. My lungs slowly expanded with air,... View Details

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Frank Batten | Baker Library

that many people purchased newspapers primarily to read the weather forecast for the day—a fact that had major relevance for his future. In 1979, the family company expanded into cable, buying the first in a series of cable operations. In 1979, Frank, a nonsmoker,... View Details

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U.S. Competitiveness Project - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress Imperative AllWorld Network U.S. Competitiveness Project U.S.... View Details

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Martin Gonzalez

MBA frenzy, I was diagnosed with cancer and underwent two surgeries and eight months of chemotherapy. This made me realize how vulnerable we are, how vain it is to plan too far ahead, and how crucial it is to focus on the really important... View Details

Larissa Bifano

computer databases, solid state devices and wireless positioning systems; medical technologies, including cancer treatment therapies, health and fitness monitoring and implantable devices; and various other technologies including... View Details

Keywords: Legal

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Matthew Naunheim

hand. I, too, have begun to leave scars on the people and things I care about. In health care, the wounds are many, and they need fixing: An elderly Haitian immigrant without insurance. A smoker with throat cancer who refuses to quit. A... View Details

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?

predict a new world where drug treatments are customized to an individual's genetic makeup, and gene-based therapy can root out cancer and other diseases before they take hold in the body. The new science will "revolutionize the way... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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MOC Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress Imperative AllWorld Network MOC Network The MOC Affiliate... View Details

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