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Your gift is a gift of hope to patients and families. Your generosity supports vital services and fuels innovations that will transform the future of cancer care and prevention.

Two caregivers with a patient, one applying a stethoscope to the patient’s chest, the other to his back.

How this engineer could change post-cancer recovery.

When cancer patients lose tissue and bone, Dartmouth engineer Katie Hixon, PhD, may soon be able to replace and repair them.

3D-printed lattices. These bone-like building blocks can be crafted into various geometries and tailored to patient-specific tissue treatments.

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research Fund

The Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research Fund aims to directly fund and advance Dr. Linda Vahdat’s research at Dartmouth Cancer Center to treat and prevent the recurrence of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and potentially other cancers.

Linda Vahdat, MD with a patient

Where the Clinic and the Dinner Table Meet

Nearly 22 percent of Dartmouth Cancer Center patients are food insecure, and sometimes must choose between sustenance and treatment. A new food pantry within the Cancer Center delivers a solution.

Volunteers tend the Farmacy Garden at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, an initiative to improve access to nutritious food among patients.

Cancer Testimonial

The Prouty is a splendid event that inspired me to give additional support to the Cancer Center. I encourage others to get involved with the Prouty—you’ll be moved by the experience, as I was.”

Tom Egan
Tom Egan

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Dartmouth Cancer Center

Dartmouth Cancer Center is a critical resource for Northern New England and a national hub for cancer research and innovation. Our patients receive the most advanced, compassionate care and benefit from discoveries that will help all of us overcome cancer.