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Each week, Fred Hutch librarians search PubMed and Web of Science to discover new papers published by Fred Hutch authors
Week of August 09, 2020
The latest on how COVID-19 affects cancer patients
Hutch researchers share new data on mortality rates and racial disparities in treatment; launch statewide COVID-19 and cancer data repository
New study shows cancer-causing ‘Frankengene’ mutation could be target for new drugs
This gene is fused to many partner genes in different tumors. Now, scientists know it causes cancer — and how they might intervene
Improving apps to help cancer patients quit smoking
Fred Hutch cancer prevention researcher awarded $3.5M NCI grant to run randomized trial of smartphone health apps
'It is time to call out structural racism in medicine and work fervently to dismantle it'
Dr. Rachel Issaka shares personal experiences with racism, calls on medical field to take antiracist action
Eating ‘the rainbow’ and other food tips for uncertain times
COVID-19 and cancer call for comfort food, but experts say baking with ‘whole-food ingredients’ and eating mostly plants will better support your immune system
Antibody blocks Epstein-Barr virus in preclinical trial
Hutch-discovered protein blocks virus linked to cancers, mono, autoimmune diseases
Building genetic diversity into cancer research
NCI awards Fred Hutch $3.5M to create a colorectal cancer risk calculator based on data from multiethnic populations
Mutated skin stem cells self-correct to prevent cancer
New study helps explain why inherited cancer-driving mutations don’t always lead to cancer
In cancer, the context 'makes' the mutation
Whether a mutated gene suppresses or promotes small-cell lung cancer depends on other mutations
Health equity trailblazers recognized
Dr. Kemi Doll, Marcela Suárez Díaz and Sea Mar’s community health workers honored for work with key underserved groups
Answers to cancer, and now COVID-19
NCI’s Cancer Information Service, housed at the Hutch, fills a vital gap between patient and provider, especially amid a pandemic
Hutch gets $3.65M NCI grant to help people quit smoking using 'virtual therapist'
Innovative new 'conversational agent' is part coach, part chatbot and 100% in your corner
The present and future of science intersect in Seattle
Highlights from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
A breast tumor might have thousands of mutations. Which are important?
In support of precision medicine, new method enables scientists to separate cancer-driving mutations from passengers
Exercise is medicine
Move your body for better health, especially before, during and after cancer treatment. Do whatever you can; it all helps (just don’t injure yourself!)
Are we doing diet and nutrition research wrong?
A Q&A with public health researcher Dr. Ross Prentice on how to assess and improve studies of diet and chronic disease
Like snowflakes, no two cells are alike
Study shows that differences in cells’ ability to turn genes into proteins change how mutations manifest; offers insights into disease risk
Largest single-year drop in cancer death rates continues encouraging trend
Stat reflects decrease in deaths from top 4 cancers; masks lack of progress in others
Science on the horizon
Fred Hutch experts make predictions for science trends, advances in 2020
A 'historic victory,' say experts, as US raises age to buy tobacco, vaping products to 21 nationwide
Here's the scientific evidence for why this change will save lives — and what steps might be next