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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
September 16, 2019
Grad student Andrea Lim wins NCI award to study cancer metastasis
She studies how lymph nodes regulate tumor dormancy
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
Good News: Dr. Cyrus Ghajar receives $1M from Keck Foundation to study why cancer doesn’t spread to skeletal muscle
Celebrating faculty and staff achievements
New study estimates number of U.S. women living with metastatic breast cancer
First-ever estimate of women living with metastatic breast cancer shows these patients are living longer with disease
Inherited mutations tied to advanced prostate cancer
Genetic screening could help men with prostate cancer find better treatments — and alert family members to their own cancer risk
The science of cancer spread
The how and why of metastasis — and what it might take to stop it
New strides in metastatic breast cancer research give patients hope
New strides in metastatic breast cancer research and advocacy give patients, scientists hope
Shedding new light on breast cancer metastasis
Study reveals how cancer cells travel together, like ‘a gang of thugs’
Cyrus Ghajar receives $4.1M grant to study ways to prevent metastatic breast cancer
Investigating two different approaches: keeping dormant cells asleep or destroying them altogether
Fred Hutch at ASCO
Research highlights from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Study challenges previously held beliefs about the role of genetic mutations in colon cancer development
Discovery in mitochondrial DNA of colon cancer cells may open new avenues for cancer therapy, early detection and monitoring treatment response
Brain cell migration may offer clues to cancer metatasis
Cooper, Jossin find surprising new role for N-cadherin; finding could shed light on how normal and cancerous cells migrate within the body