Hutch News
Palliative care can be beneficial for all cancer patients
Stigma keeps many cancer patients from using a service that offers much-needed help to the sick as well as the dying
Good News: Dr. Jeff Whiteaker wins NCI Research Specialist Award; Human Biology gains four new faculty members
Celebrating faculty and staff achievements
Say what? Medical jargon leaves cancer patients feeling lost in translation
Say what?! Confusing medical jargon and topsy-turvy language can leave a lot of patients feeling lost in translation
‘Future of oncology’: New playbook for precision medicine
Fred Hutch researcher helps lay crucial groundwork for precision medicine, improved patient care
What it’s like to be a man with a 'woman’s cancer'
What it’s like to be a man with a 'woman’s cancer'
Good News at Fred Hutch
Celebrating faculty and staff achievements
Patients treated at cancer centers live longer: study
Finding of survival-rate differences between cancer hubs and community hospitals spurs call to ‘figure out the gaps’
Study finds that microinjection platform enables assessment of multiple cancer drugs directly in tumors, predicts systemic response
Data published in Science Translational Medicine show positive findings using patented new technology with multiple cancer drugs tested in xenografted mouse models and canine patients > Results from first-in-human study in lymphoma patients confirm feasibility for toxicity-sparing assessment of drug efficacy in cancer patients
The conversation: When talking about death means talking about life
Dr. Tony Back, featured in an upcoming documentary, teaches doctors to talk to their patients about end of life
Garcia-Gonzalez, Hagopian will present global oncology lectures March 25
Fred Hutch and University of Washington-sponsored lectures highlight global oncology studies, advocacy initiatives and regional partnerships; noon-1 p.m., Hutch campus, Arnold Building, M1-A303
Pediatric oncology foundation sees fruits of funding
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation awardees Rebecca Gardner, Scott Diede and Julie Park show progress made thanks to grants received in recent years
Back honored for palliative care leadership
Regence Foundation pays tribute to SCCA physician for his pioneering efforts with end-of-life patient communication, decision making
Clinical researchers win pediatric oncology awards
Colleen Delaney, Akiko Shimamura receive grants totaling $600,000 from St. Baldrick’s Foundation
Register for comprehensive oncology CME Sept. 17-20
Course will aid participants’ preparation for the medical oncology certification or recertification exam and increase proficiency in management of patients with malignant disorders
SCCA launches radiation oncology center at Northwest Hospital
Northgate clinic location, future home to proton therapy center, offers latest technology, access to expanded radiotherapy services
Clinical gains gastrointestinal oncologist
Cancer clinician Veena Shankaran studies costs, effectiveness of cancer therapies
An economic template for cancer treatment guidelines
Uses affirms feasibility of the Breast Health Global Initiative's approach in the resource-diverse nations of Asia
Uganda: Why ‘we’re in it for the long haul’
It’s a long way to go to study cancer, but within the East African nation of more than 30 million people the Hutchinson Center is gaining knowledge, saving lives
Mwaka’s mission: A ministry in medicine
After a yearlong fellowship at the Center, Amos Mwaka is back in Uganda hoping to establish a program to train rural doctors to better diagnose early stage cancer
Eastside hospital joins SCCA network
Overlake Hospital Medical Center enters affiliation agreement with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Nurses publish myeloma guidelines
Paper by Kathy Lilleby will help oncology nurses manage and patients cope with the side effects of multiple- myeloma therapy
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Recruiting Volunteers to Assist Patients and Families
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