All proceeds from the Jay Gilbert Memorial Golf Tournament will benefit the Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center
at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

About The Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center

Dana-Farber launched the new Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center- the first of its kind in the country dedicated to addressing these concerning statistics:
  • Cases of young-onset colorectal cancer (<age 50) have increased by 51% since 1994
  • Colon cancer cases are estimated to rise by 90% and rectal cancer cases to rise by a staggering 124% in young patients by 2030

Related Links

Dana-Farber News Release:
NEW CENTER ADDRESSES ALARMING INCREASE IN COLORECTAL CANCER

Dana-Farber Blog:
STAGE IV COLORECTAL CANCER PATIENT GIVEN NEW LEASE ON LIFE

Boston 25 News - Video:
COLON CANCER RISING IN YOUNG ADULTS - FEATURING THE YOCCC

About Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
and The Jimmy Fund

From achieving the first remissions in cancer with chemotherapy in 1948, to developing the very latest new therapies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is one of the world's leading centers of cancer research and treatment.  It is the only center ranked by U.S. News and World Report's Best Hospitals in the top 4 for both adult and pediatric cancer.

DFCI sits at the center of a wide range of collaborative efforts to reduce the burden of cancer through scientific inquiry, clinical care, education, community engagement, and advocacy.  Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center provides the latest in cancer care for adults; Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center for children; and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center unites the cancer research efforts of five Harvard academic medical centers and two graduate schools.

Dana-Farber is dedicated to a unique 50/50 balance between cancer research and care, and much of the Institute's work is dedicated to translating the results of its discovery into new treatments for patients, locally and around the world.

The Jimmy Fund solely supports the fight against cancer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.  Since its founding in 1948 the Jimmy Fund has raised millions of dollars through thousands of community efforts to help save lives and give hope to cancer patients around the world.  An official charity of the Boston Red Sox, Pan-Mass Challenge, and Variety Children's Charity of New England, the Jimmy Fund is an American favorite.

Learn more at dana-farber.org or jimmyfund.org