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Disability Services/Access

Both Dana-Farber and Brigham and Women's Hospital are accessible to people with disabilities and comply with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). All buildings are wheelchair accessible. Parking assistance is available if special services are needed. Wheelchairs and personal assistance from security staff members are available at the main entrance. Cancer educational material is available, on request, in various formats, such as large print or audiotape.

TDD users can contact the hospitals by calling:

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, (617) 632-5330
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital, (617) 732-6458
  • Massachusetts TDD/Voice Relay Line, (800) 439-2370 (for both hospitals)

Any questions can be directed to the ADA coordinator at the hospitals.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

  • (617) 632-3303 (voice only)
  • (617) 632-4880 (voice only)
  • (617) 632-5330 (TDD)
  • ADA@dfci.harvard.edu (e-mail)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Patti Branowicki

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As an experienced nurse, Patti Branowicki knew about the physical and emotional turmoil that cancer inflicts on patients. What she didn't know was what it actually felt like to have the disease. That all changed last winter, however, when she was diagnosed with Stage III ovarian cancer.
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