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Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
August 26, 2019
Seattle mayor and melanoma survivor Jenny Durkan visits Fred Hutch
Mayor shares personal story as Hutch scientists outline the future of cancer therapy
5 tips for a healthy summer
From bench to beachside: Empower yourself with evidenced-based cancer-prevention science
His immune system eradicated his melanoma. Could other patients’ bodies be taught to do the same thing?
How one man’s T cells are guiding the development of next-gen immunotherapies
Green means go: receipt of macrophage cytoplasm by tumor cells correlates with migratory behavior
From the Moens Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Immune cells share their insides with tumors to promote cancer spread
New study in zebrafish and mice shows immune cells interact with melanoma and transfer their contents to spur metastasis
7 skin cancer myths — debunked
Experts take on base tans and other ‘complete baloney’ standing in the way of skin health
Counting cancer cures when calculating QALYs
From the Othus and Ramsey Labs, Public Health Sciences Division.
Forum at Fred Hutch focuses on the hottest developments in cancer immunotherapy
Immune-based treatments move from the fringes to the spotlight
Dissolving implant could bring immunotherapy to solid tumors
A biopolymer sponge delivers cancer-shrinking T-cell therapy in preclinical study
Good News: 5 researchers receive awards to explore immunotherapy single-cell RNA sequencing
Celebrating faculty and staff achievements
Matt McIlwain named vice chair of Hutch board
The director of Madrona Ventures Group has a passion for innovation – and a personal motivation
Fred Hutch medical tipsheet for July
Cancer moonshot, research, global health, HIV vaccine, health care policy story ideas and more
The science of cancer spread
The how and why of metastasis — and what it might take to stop it
St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright receives 51st Hutch Award
Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk offers annual ceremony’s keynote speech at Safeco Field
Skin cancer: 9 things to know to lower your risk
From cover-ups to caffeine, here are some tips for protecting your skin during the summer and all year long
Tanning bed use declines, new study shows
Rate of use has dipped slightly but 10 million Americans are still using tanning salons regularly
Surgeon general: Stop sunbathing and get out of the tanning bed
New report issues ‘call to action’ in wake of rising skin cancer rates
Tanning beds get a black label warning
Citing skin cancer risks, new FDA regulations caution against use by teens
Tanning beds in the hot seat as skin cancer rates jump
Incidence of melanoma has increased dramatically in last four decades, new study finds
Cancer deaths decline, but more could be prevented through lifestyle changes, screening
New report by the American Cancer Society estimates 585,000 in the U.S. will die of cancer in 2014
Investigational immunotherapy halts advanced melanoma
Cassian Yee study shows progress in using patients' own tumor-fighting cells to knock back late-stage skin cancer
Yee Lab’s McIntyre wins $10,000 research scholar grant
Amanda Claire McIntyre will use the national award from the Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation to complete her doctorate in the UW’s Molecular & Cellular Biology program