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September 16, 2019
Campeona de la ciencia y la justicia social
Una investigadora pionera en salud pública y de gran corazón, la Dra. Beti Thompson, se jubila después de más de 30 años de luchar por la equidad
New study reveals weakness in emerging type of aggressive prostate tumor
Tumors that turn off androgen receptor may have turned on new drug target
A champion of science and social justice
Big-hearted Dr. Beti Thompson, pioneering public health researcher, retires after 30-plus years of fighting for equity
Roy Choi: A different path
Premier Chefs Dinner keynote speaker discusses how food, family and community shaped his journey to activism
Fred Hutch awards pilot grants to 3 nonprofits to help build their capacity for health-disparities research
Projects range from evaluating health-information needs of cancer patients to increasing cancer-screening rates and removing barriers to physical, emotional recovery
Beti Thompson Awards: Tackling health disparities
2019 winners ‘compassionate,’ ‘committed’ advocates for underserved communities
Reducing the cancer burden for women around the globe
Dr. Nancy Davidson on improving outcomes for women with breast, lung and colorectal cancer
Washington governor signs ‘Tobacco 21’ legislation
Cancer prevention impact highlighted at Fred Hutch signing ceremony
Cancer prevention community mourns epidemiologist Dr. Alan Kristal
Pioneering researcher studied how diet can lower cancer risk
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Dr. Holly Harris receives 2 grants to research endometriosis
Hutch public health researcher receives nearly $1.5 million to study endometriosis pain as well as the condition's connection to ovarian cancer
Dr. Alice Berger receives grant to study causes of lung cancer in never-smokers
$100K from the Prevent Cancer Foundation will allow her to link environmental factors to genetic signatures in tumors
US cancer death rate has declined for at least 25 years
Fred Hutch experts weigh in on milestone report from American Cancer Society
How to boost cancer clinical trial participation
New study suggests loosening strict comorbidity criteria would open trials to thousands of previously exempt patients
Highlights of Fred Hutch science in 2018
A look back at notable advances in immunotherapy, precision screening and more
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
7 lung cancer misconceptions
Myths and misinformation still keep many people in the dark – and that’s bad news for their health
Move more and sit less for cancer prevention and survival: new HHS guidelines
Recommendations include being active for at least 150 minutes, or two hours and 30 minutes, per week
Breast Cancer Research Foundation funds 8 Fred Hutch/UW Cancer Consortium scientists
Nearly $2M will go toward potential therapies for metastatic disease and better risk reduction through diet and exercise
Squelching ovarian cancer: the not-so-silent killer
The search continues for new biomarkers, better outcomes and, yes, cures for this deadly disease
Washington’s Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment awards $1.5M to 3 Fred Hutch researchers
Scientists will use funds to expand research in graft-vs.-host disease, chemoprevention and cancer immunology
H. pylori test hints at risk factor for stomach cancer
Pilot study suggests specific strain of bacteria may be found more often in East Asian patients with stomach cancer
Parsing the deadliness of prostate cancer
Fred Hutch researcher zeroes in on biomarkers to better predict aggressive form of the disease
Closing the rural-urban cancer survival gap
‘Guideline care’ in clinical trials erased cancer death-rate disparities
Supper, sleep, circadian rhythms and cancer risk
Q&A: How going against our internal clock can trigger disease