Welcome to the PMC Impact Newsletter, an email newsletter highlighting the Pan-Mass Challenge's impact at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund. This newsletter features stories, statistics, and research at Dana-Farber, one of the nation's top comprehensive cancer centers.
Dana-Farber's Vision for the Future of Cancer Care: An Update on the Future Cancer Hospital
Last month, the city of Boston approved the designs for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's new 300-bed inpatient cancer hospital, paving the way for the construction of the region's only freestanding inpatient cancer hospital.
The building will be supported by a clinical collaboration among Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at BIDMC (HMFP). The joint clinical teams anticipate welcoming the first oncology patients in 2031.
Watch the video below to learn more about the Future Cancer Hospital.
"This is the right time to build a cancer hospital because cancer is becoming much more common. It's affecting younger and younger patients, and we need the capacity to take care of those patients. It's also a time of transformation for cancer care, and we need to have the optimal facilities to take care of those patients."
– Dr. Benjamin L. Ebert, President and CEO of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute & 7-year PMC rider
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More than 160 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute staff members are riding and/or volunteering for PMC 2025, supporting cancer research and treatment both at work and on the road.
"As a Dana-Farber physician and researcher myself, I cannot express how vital these funds are to helping us to develop innovative new therapies for patients around the world and to deliver those therapies with expertise and compassion here at Dana-Farber in Boston. Each year, riding in the PMC inspires me to work even harder to develop better cancer treatments, and the funding you provide is essential to our ability to do just that."
– Matthew Davids, MD, MMSc Physician; Director, Clinical Research, Division of Lymphoma; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
15-year PMC rider
Look for Dana-Farber's Mammography Van
Dana-Farber's mammography van is the only mobile digital mammography program in Massachusetts, and an integral part of Dana-Farber's efforts to increase access to screening and breast health education in Boston's medically underserved neighborhoods. With PMC support, the mammography van has provided more than 44,000 mammograms to more than 19,000 patients and detected 138 cases of breast cancer since 2002.
The van is out in the community three days per week, providing breast cancer screenings and educational services, and providing up to 25 appointments per day. Find where the mammography van will be next!
Ride PMC Unpaved • October 4, 2025
Rider registration is closed for PMC weekend, but you can still ride PMC Unpaved, the Pan-Mass Challenge's gravel ride!
Riding your bike in the Berkshires will fund lifesaving work at Dana-Farber. If you haven't yet, commit to ride today and make weekend plans that'll change lives.
The PMC has helped Dana-Farber harness the power of data to change patients' lives by accelerating next-generation technoligies and approaches that efficiently capture, sort, analyze, and share data in real time for maximal clinical impact.
Read about one example of this work by Eli Van Allen, MD, that has enabled one of his prostate cancer patients to ride the PMC each August.
100% of every rider-raised dollar goes to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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