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Damon, dad speak at MGH event in Calif.
Carlos Delgado
By Emily Sweeney
Globe Staff

Matt Damon recently hosted a private fund-raiser at the Montage Beverly Hills in California to benefit the Center for Cancer Immunology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Damon spoke at the event as did his father, Kent, who’s received treatment at the Mass General Cancer Center since he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma six years ago. Other speakers included Dr. Peter Slavin, president of Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Daniel Haber, director of the Mass. General Cancer Center, Dr. Nir Hacohen, director of the Center for Cancer Immunology, and Dr. Noopur Raje, director of the Center for Multiple Myeloma (and Kent Damon’s oncologist). Pictured: Kent and Matt Damon and Raje.