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Pastoral Care/Chaplaincy Services

Cancer can be a challenging and demanding experience for patients and their families. For many people, spirituality or faith provides a source of support and comfort in this time. Chaplains are an integral part of the health care team available to patients and their families while receiving care at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center.

At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Pastoral Care Department is located in the Dana Building lobby next to the chapel. The chapel at Dana-Farber is open 24 hours a day.

Pastoral Care Department at Dana-Farber

At Brigham and Women's Hospital, the chapel is located in the hospital's main lobby. A chaplain is on-call and the chapel is open 24 hours a day. There is a daily inter-faith service at noon.

Chaplaincy Services at 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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