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Outstanding care at the Heart of the Hutch
Fred Hutch employees focus on delivering compassion along with top-notch clinical care
Bridging the pain communication gap
Cancer patient and providers share experiences, tips on communicating pain to inform symptoms and treatments
Navigating a cancer diagnosis while pregnant
Rare genetic mutation leads to cancer, treatment and vigilant screening for family
Second Fred Hutch clinic building opens in Seattle
New building in South Lake Union comes with new imaging suites, automated parking and a care model that puts patients at the center of everything
Immunotherapy helps retired fisheries biologist get back to normal
Advanced chondrosarcoma – 'shark' cancer – has no standard treatments beyond surgery, but Fred Hutch oncologist explores new option for patient
Cancer, COVID-19 and proceeding with caution
Patients in treatment and those with compromised or suppressed immune systems eye the future — and pandemic’s wane — warily
New cancer drugs lead to life-threatening financial choices
Hutch researchers in HICOR take on one of cancer treatment’s deadliest side effects, financial toxicity; call for Medicare policy change
Tip Sheet: COVID-19 vaccines, COVID-19 and cancer patients, smoking cessation apps, structural racism in medicine – and more
Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news with links for additional background and media contacts.
Fred Hutch announces new collaboration with Roche leveraging digital technology to help cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
Project will focus on reducing unplanned emergency department visits through a remote monitoring system
Measles and cancer patients. What to do?
Measles seldom crossed paths with cancer survivors, but now that may change
Structural and clinical barriers keep 3 of 4 cancer patients from participating in trials
‘Patients are willing to participate in trials if they’re offered one’
Flu season tips for cancer patients
It’s bad out there. Here are 7 things you need to know to protect yourself — and others
Love in the time of cancer — three couples find romance despite disease
Getting dumped after diagnosis isn’t the only story out there; meet three couples who found romance despite disease
The ‘cancer Olympics’: Why envy, rivalry exist among some patients
Survivors often compare their cancers — a normal yet potentially unhealthy exercise, experts say
About half with cancer face a religious struggle; a patient, chaplain and grieving mom reveal how cancer reshaped their views
About half of those with cancer face a religious struggle; a patient, chaplain and grieving mom reveal how cancer reshaped their views
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
Metastatic Breast Cancer Project uses social media to connect with patients, speed cures
The social media-powered, patient-driven Metastatic Breast Cancer Project aims to speed cures