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WHY WE'RE FUNDRAISING WITH THE JIMMY FUND WALK TO FIGHT CANCER

Sapna Syngal, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Director of Research for the Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), and Founder of the new DFCI Lynch Syndrome Center. The major focus of Dr. Syngal's career has been the development of research, clinical, and training programs focusing on the genetics, screening, and prevention of gastrointestinal cancers. In 1995, Dr. Syngal founded the Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program at Dana-Farber, which has since become an international model for early detection and prevention of inherited GI cancers. Dr. Syngal works with patients and their families to identify cancer risk, particularly for those with rare genetic disorders including Lynch syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and hereditary pancreatic cancer, while also overseeing major clinical drug trials studying the protective effect of medications in preventing GI malignancies and discovering new cancer-causing genes. 

Dana-Farber is unique among cancer institutions in that its mission and budget are evenly divided between cutting-edge research and patient care. Dr. Syngal's research focuses on increasing awareness of inherited cancer risk so that individuals who have greater risk have the opportunity for increased screening, with the goal of preventing cancer in each and every individual with a genetic predisposition to cancer. As cancer genetics and prevention research initiatives grow and NIH and NCI funding decreases, the Institute increasingly relies heavily on private support. Private support fills this funding gap for genetic screening and research and provides seed funding to test hypotheses and bring promising studies far enough along to attract federal support.

Please consider becoming a partner in our work by:

  • Making a Gift to Support Dr. Syngal's Research and Patient Education for hereditary cancer syndromes.

  • *ONLINE: Click Make a Gift button to the right

  • *BY CHECK: Please make check payable to "Dana-Farber Cancer Institute" and note "Dr. Syngal's Research Fund" in the memo field. You will receive a tax receipt by mail. Please send payment to:

    Jennifer Musso, Division of Philanthropy & the Jimmy Fund

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    10 Brookline Place, Brookline MA 02445

    617-632-6650

     

  • Keeping up to date with "Team Lynch Syndrome" and consider joining us for next year's Jimmy Fund Walk

  • Understanding the causes, risks, and screening options here.

     

    To learn more about the Lynch Syndrome Center, check out the new website for patients and families with Lynch Syndrome.

     

  • Attending the Lynked In Lynch Syndrome Patient Conference, which is an annual one-day educational conference offering patients and families guidelines for screening and prevention, strategies for communicating with loved ones, and updates from experts on recent treatment advances.

     

    To learn more, about the Lynked In Conference at Dana-Farber for patients with Lynch syndrome and to find videos from last year's conference, visit the Lynch Syndrome Center’s Patient Events & Resources Tab.

 

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Dr. Sapna Syngal's Giving Page

Sapna Syngal, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Director of Research for the Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), and Founder of the new DFCI Lynch Syndrome Center. The major focus of Dr. Syngal's career has been the development of research, clinical, and training programs focusing on the genetics, screening, and prevention of gastrointestinal cancers. In 1995, Dr. Syngal founded the Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program at Dana-Farber, which has since become an international model for early detection and prevention of inherited GI cancers. Dr. Syngal works with patients and their families to identify cancer risk, particularly for those with rare genetic disorders including Lynch syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and hereditary pancreatic cancer, while also overseeing major clinical drug trials studying the protective effect of medications in preventing GI malignancies and discovering new cancer-causing genes. 

Dana-Farber is unique among cancer institutions in that its mission and budget are evenly divided between cutting-edge research and patient care. Dr. Syngal's research focuses on increasing awareness of inherited cancer risk so that individuals who have greater risk have the opportunity for increased screening, with the goal of preventing cancer in each and every individual with a genetic predisposition to cancer. As cancer genetics and prevention research initiatives grow and NIH and NCI funding decreases, the Institute increasingly relies heavily on private support. Private support fills this funding gap for genetic screening and research and provides seed funding to test hypotheses and bring promising studies far enough along to attract federal support.

Please consider becoming a partner in our work by:

  • Making a Gift to Support Dr. Syngal's Research and Patient Education for hereditary cancer syndromes.

  • *ONLINE: Click Make a Gift button to the right

  • *BY CHECK: Please make check payable to "Dana-Farber Cancer Institute" and note "Dr. Syngal's Research Fund" in the memo field. You will receive a tax receipt by mail. Please send payment to:

    Jennifer Musso, Division of Philanthropy & the Jimmy Fund

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    10 Brookline Place, Brookline MA 02445

    617-632-6650

     

  • Keeping up to date with "Team Lynch Syndrome" and consider joining us for next year's Jimmy Fund Walk

  • Understanding the causes, risks, and screening options here.

     

    To learn more about the Lynch Syndrome Center, check out the new website for patients and families with Lynch Syndrome.

     

  • Attending the Lynked In Lynch Syndrome Patient Conference, which is an annual one-day educational conference offering patients and families guidelines for screening and prevention, strategies for communicating with loved ones, and updates from experts on recent treatment advances.

     

    To learn more, about the Lynked In Conference at Dana-Farber for patients with Lynch syndrome and to find videos from last year's conference, visit the Lynch Syndrome Center’s Patient Events & Resources Tab.

 

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