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Cancer Support Groups and Services

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The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute offers a wide range of support services for its adult and pediatric patients. A drop-down menu is provided below for patients who know what kind of support they need, but don't know which department provides it.


Adult Services

Pediatric Services

Personal Profile

Patti Branowicki

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As an experienced nurse, Patti Branowicki knew about the physical and emotional turmoil that cancer inflicts on patients. What she didn't know was what it actually felt like to have the disease. That all changed last winter, however, when she was diagnosed with Stage III ovarian cancer.
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