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Pathways Symposium explores lack of access to cancer screening and care

Pathways Symposium explores lack of access to cancer screening and care

Annual meeting of community partners, patient advocates and researchers tackle geographical, financial and other persistent barriers
Hutch NewsMay 21, 2025
How do you build partnerships for health equity?

How do you build partnerships for health equity?

Pathways Symposium points to ‘love, trust and science’ to boost clinical trial participation, relationships with community
Hutch NewsJune 11, 2024
Building health equity in big ways and small

Building health equity in big ways and small

Pathways to Equity Symposium highlights need for individual efforts, community collaborations and systemic change to improve outcomes
Hutch NewsMay 04, 2023
Indigenous health equity focus of Pathways Symposium

Indigenous health equity focus of Pathways Symposium

Storytellers, scientists and public health leaders share strategies to decolonize, improve cancer research and care
Hutch NewsMay 24, 2022
Bringing science and better health outcomes to all

Bringing science and better health outcomes to all

Fred Hutch’s Pathways to Equity Symposium: Heartbreaking statistics, hopeful plans, and recognition for a pair of health-equity trailblazers
Hutch NewsMay 26, 2021
Health equity trailblazers recognized

Health equity trailblazers recognized

Dr. Kemi Doll, Marcela Suárez Díaz and Sea Mar’s community health workers honored for work with key underserved groups
Hutch NewsMay 21, 2020
Campeona de la ciencia y la justicia social

Campeona de la ciencia y la justicia social

Una investigadora pionera en salud pública y de gran corazón, la Dra. Beti Thompson, se jubila después de más de 30 años de luchar por la equidad
Hutch NewsAugust 15, 2019
A champion of science and social justice

A champion of science and social justice

Big-hearted Dr. Beti Thompson, pioneering public health researcher, retires after 30-plus years of fighting for equity
Hutch NewsJuly 29, 2019
Beti Thompson Awards: Tackling health disparities

Beti Thompson Awards: Tackling health disparities

2019 winners ‘compassionate,’ ‘committed’ advocates for underserved communities
Hutch NewsMay 13, 2019
Misalignment of breast cancer beliefs and scientific evidence

Misalignment of breast cancer beliefs and scientific evidence

From the Public Health Sciences and Clinical Research Divisions
Science SpotlightNovember 19, 2018
Closing the rural-urban cancer survival gap

Closing the rural-urban cancer survival gap

‘Guideline care’ in clinical trials erased cancer death-rate disparities
Hutch NewsAugust 17, 2018
How do we bridge gaps in health equity?

How do we bridge gaps in health equity?

Researchers and community members discuss outreach, relationship building at 2018 Pathways to Equity Symposium
Hutch NewsApril 30, 2018
Dr. Jay Mendoza moves into health disparities leadership at Fred Hutch, Cancer Consortium

Dr. Jay Mendoza moves into health disparities leadership at Fred Hutch, Cancer Consortium

New Office of Community Outreach and Engagement to focus on underserved populations in western Washington
Hutch NewsApril 05, 2018
American Society of Preventive Oncology honors Dr. Beti Thompson

American Society of Preventive Oncology honors Dr. Beti Thompson

Health disparities researcher has devoted her career to improving cancer prevention in underserved populations
Hutch NewsMarch 26, 2018
Health Disparities Research Center awards pilot grants for 2 new public health projects

Health Disparities Research Center awards pilot grants for 2 new public health projects

Projects focus on breast health and promoting health education
Hutch NewsMarch 09, 2018
We are failing black women with breast cancer

We are failing black women with breast cancer

Fred Hutch experts cite nationwide shortcomings
Hutch NewsNovember 01, 2017
Top cancer organizations make recommendations to erase health disparities

Top cancer organizations make recommendations to erase health disparities

Four national organizations push for richer data, more inclusive research to better serve the underserved
Hutch NewsJuly 24, 2017
Q&A with Dr. Beti Thompson

Q&A with Dr. Beti Thompson

Dr. Beti Thompson discusses studying the links between extreme traumatic events and disease
Hutch NewsJuly 12, 2017
Understanding and addressing cancer health disparities

Understanding and addressing cancer health disparities

Researchers and community advocates discuss causes, countermeasures at annual Science of Community Equity Symposium
Hutch NewsMay 22, 2017
Health disparities workshops build bridges to better serve marginalized communities

Health disparities workshops build bridges to better serve marginalized communities

Health disparities workshops build bridges to better serve marginalized communities
Hutch NewsMarch 13, 2017