Dana-Farber Cancer Institute receives $50 million gift
The gift from board member Judith B. Hale, her son, Robert T. Hale, Jr., and his wife, Karen Hale, will support the Hale Family Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research — which was established in 2016 with a $15 million gift from the family — with a focus on two areas of research: the early detection and prevention of pancreatic cancer, and precision medicine....
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