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New Science Spotlight Articles
Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
August 19, 2019
Connecting the dots between diet, adiposity, and cancer risk
From the J. Lampe Group and P. Lampe Lab, Division of Public Health Sciences
Diverse study populations drive new genetic insight
From the Carlson, Kooperberg, and Peters Groups, Division of Public Health Sciences
Is disordered sleep linked to cancer incidence?
From the Phipps Group, Division of Public Health Sciences
Intra-tumor heterogeneity inference: old methods get SMASHed
From the Sun Group, Division of Public Health Sciences
Natural language processing as a research aid
From the Divisions of Clinical Research and Public Health Sciences
Teasing out the association between oral contraceptives and breast cancer risk
From the Li Group, Division of Public Health Sciences
Machine learning helps elucidate chronic kidney disease progression
From the Ma Group, Division of Public Health Sciences
A link between addiction mindset and smoking behavior
From the Bricker Group, Division of Public Health Sciences
New data on cancer disparities in Washington
Health equity, patient voices and patient-engaged research hot topics at Value in Cancer Care Summit
Looking down the road towards heart health
From the Cancer Epidemiology Research Cooperative, Division of Public Health Sciences
Aiming to reduce the risk for venous thromboembolism
From the Lyman Group, Divisions of Public Health Sciences and Clinical Research
Genetic similarities among some types of cancer
From the Lindstroem Group, Public Health Sciences Division
Filling in the gap on prevalence of viral infections
From the Ramsey Group, Public Health Sciences Division
DNA methylation: a link between physical activity and reduced prostate cancer progression?
From the Dai, Stanford, and Wright Groups, Public Health Sciences Division
Comorbidities impede clinical trial participation
From the Unger Group, Public Health Sciences Division
Uncovering colorectal cancer risk factors lurking in the genome
From the Peters and Hsu Groups, Public Health Sciences Division
The response is what counts
From the Othus Group, Public Health Sciences Division
How to boost cancer clinical trial participation
New study suggests loosening strict comorbidity criteria would open trials to thousands of previously exempt patients
When worry drives behavior
From M. Robyn Andersen, Public Health Sciences Division
The slow journey of a premalignant cell
From the Luebeck Group, Public Health Sciences Division
Study unveils 40 new mutations linked to colorectal cancer
Q&A: Dr. Riki Peters on what this large genome-wide association study means for patients and the public
Misalignment of breast cancer beliefs and scientific evidence
From the Public Health Sciences and Clinical Research Divisions
Probing saliva for clues about oral cavity and oropharynx cancer
From the Chen and Raftery Groups, Public Health Sciences Division
7 lung cancer misconceptions
Myths and misinformation still keep many people in the dark – and that’s bad news for their health