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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
September 18, 2023
Don’t forget the F/U after your lung cancer screening
Fred Hutch study finds nearly half of people with ‘positive’ lung cancer screening CTs had delays in their follow-up, advancing disease in some
Sleep can be a cancer patient’s best elixir
Treatments, stress can be challenges to getting consistent, quality sleep; talk to your doctor if you’re tossing and turning
Grant King named a 2023 Damon Runyon Fellow
Malik Lab postdoc will study how cells handle extra-chromosomal DNA
RNA stability may play a role in prostate cancer
New research links mutations in RNA region that helps regulate protein production to progression and drug resistance
Bridging the pain communication gap
Cancer patient and providers share experiences, tips on communicating pain to inform symptoms and treatments
Brain cancer expert Dr. Eric Holland receives Endowed Chair in Cancer Biology
Chair recognizes comprehensive vision, contributions to solid tumor research
Researchers discover molecular fail-safe that keeps bladder tissues from turning cancerous
Bladder cells’ strategy blocks cancer-causing genetic programs, could be new therapeutic target
Untangling how body location promotes cancer
Beronja Lab postdoc Rachel Lex receives ACS fellowship to uncover regional factors driving tumor development
How cancer doesn't happen - Part 2
Our bodies can keep tumors at bay, even if our cells harbor cancer-driving mutations
Rethinking why cancer doesn't happen - Part 1
Hutch scientists look beyond DNA to understand how our bodies stop tumors before they start and find new ways prevent cancer
New study identifies genetic changes in patients who progress to esophageal cancer
Findings in precancerous Barrett’s esophagus a step toward improved screening, prevention
Dr. Siqi Li named a 2022 Damon Runyon Fellow
Beronja Lab postdoc will study how interactions between normal and mutated skin stem cells stave off cancer
7 ways to science your life for the coming year
Researchers share evidence-based strategies for managing your health during yet another uncertain year
Overlooked stretches of DNA could hide cancer-causing mutations
New cutting-edge technique sheds light on difficult-to-study DNA regions, potential drug targets
Prostate cancer researcher Dr. Janet Stanford retires after three decades
Career of discoveries about prostate cancer genetics, risks, outcomes
Researchers ID potential new drug target in bladder cancer
Experimental drug that reduces protein production slows disease progression in lab studies
What's a cancer registry?
These large national databases track cancer trends, spotlight health disparities and improve patient care; new linkages allow for even more
Democratizing DNA-based health risk scores
Hutch-led consortium receives $9.8M grant to improve genetic risk prediction for cardiovascular disease in racially and ethnically diverse populations
Patients navigate cancer during COVID-19 pandemic
Scary waiting rooms, delayed scans and ‘virtual’ care: patients and providers try to dodge the collateral damage of coronavirus
Dr. Ruth Etzioni receives Rosalie & Harold Rea Brown Endowed Chair
'Biostatistician on a mission' uses math models to improve cancer screening, reduce health disparities