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PMC 2011 – Still On the Road

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Jun 25, 2011 | Social Responsibility

Last year was filled with some happiness and some worry. While Beka’s mom is doing great, fighting and so far defeating her non-smoking lung cancer, my mom’s lifelong friend Miriam just began a difficult battle with pancreatic cancer. And a close friend, former rider,...

PMC 2010 – 26th Year Fighting Cancer

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Jul 23, 2010 | Social Responsibility

Dear Friend, The cancer road stretches far into the distance. More and more people engage in a a personal fight against the disease. Therefore, we all need to fight on with them. It’s been 26 years since my dad succumbed to cancer. He was brave, never showing...

Pan-Mass Challenge 2009

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Aug 3, 2009 | Social Responsibility

I just completed my 2 day Pan-Mass Challenge, a 193 mile ride that raises money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Jimmy Fund) here in Boston. It is the single largest athletic fund-raising event in the world, raising more than $250 million dollars over the past 30...