Cancer News & Stories

Leveling Up Thoracic Cancer Care with Single-Port Robotic Surgeries
Less pain, shorter hospital stays, and improved outcomes become reality for some Dartmouth Cancer Center patients facing chest or lung cancers.

A Nurse's Journey Shaped by Cancer
How oncology nurse Maxwell Nowak's childhood cancer experience inspired a career.

This Year at Healing Harvest Food Pantry
By the numbers, Dartmouth Cancer Center Healing Harvest Program Manager Julia Boger-Hawkins shares the leaps and bounds the program has made in 2025.

A Cancer Survivor’s Crafts Bring Comfort and Joy to Patients
A real-life Mrs. Claus, cancer survivor Jan Winchester, returns to spread joy, laughter, and love where it’s needed most.

New food pantry opens at Dartmouth Cancer Center Bennington
By Newsroom
The launch of Healing Harvest in Bennington was supported by donations to the SVRCC Patient Resource Fund, through the Southwestern Vermont Health Care Foundation.

Redefining What’s Possible in Brain Cancer Care
Neurosurgeon Linton Evans, MD, blends compassion and cutting-edge technologies to give patients with brain tumors more time and a better quality of life.

Real-Time Diagnosis for Brain Tumors
A new rapid-diagnosis technique developed at Dartmouth can identify brain-tumor type in just hours—even during surgery. This innovation could help patients start the right treatment sooner.