1.0Harvard Gazettehttps://test.news.harvard.edu/gazetteharvardgazettehttps://test.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/author/harvardgazette/A data bank to battle cancer — Harvard Gazetterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wQFuSMBj0J"><a href="https://test.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/12/a-data-bank-to-battle-cancer/">A data bank to battle cancer</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://test.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/12/a-data-bank-to-battle-cancer/embed/#?secret=wQFuSMBj0J" width="600" height="338" title="“A data bank to battle cancer” — Harvard Gazette" data-secret="wQFuSMBj0J" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://test.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/barrett_mycancerstory_605.jpg605403Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are collaborating on a massive, long-term effort to collect and analyze tumor tissue from 10,000 cancer patients annually. The researchers hope the data will enable them to understand better how tumors behave, while providing opportunities to test new therapies.