Cancer

　　 Researchers Join Medical 'Dream Teams' May 28, 2009 Source Date: May 28, 2009 Boston Globe Boston researchers figure prominently in a national project announced yesterday that brings scientists, clinicians, and patient advocates across the country together in five "dream teams" to speed cancer treatments to patients. Stand Up To Cancer, a philanthropic project funded by the Entertainment Industry Foundation, has awarded $73.6 million in grants administered through the American Association for Cancer Research. Lewis Cantley, director of the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, will lead a team investigating a molecular pathway involved in breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers. Dr. Daniel A. Haber, director of Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, will head another team exploring the bioengineering and clinical applications of chip technology to detect tumor cells circulating in the blood.