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The Beam: Fred Hutch childhood cancer and prostate cancer providers explain the importance of research and relationships

The Beam: Fred Hutch childhood cancer and prostate cancer providers explain the importance of research and relationships

Radiation experts Drs. Ralph Ermoian and T. Martin Ma share recent promising developments in proton therapy
Blog PostsAugust 19, 2025
Premature immune aging occurs in children with leukemia

Premature immune aging occurs in children with leukemia

From Drs. Kavita Dhodapkar and Madhav Dhodapkar, Translational Science & Therapeutics Division
Science SpotlightJuly 23, 2025
Surgery, proton therapy and chemotherapy saved a 2-year-old patient from a rare brain cancer

Surgery, proton therapy and chemotherapy saved a 2-year-old patient from a rare brain cancer

Proton therapy was ‘the easy part of the ballgame’ for treating a rare pediatric cancer
Blog PostsJune 25, 2025
Proton therapy was recommended for an eight-year-old when his brain tumor returned a third time

Proton therapy was recommended for an eight-year-old when his brain tumor returned a third time

After two surgeries, doctors aimed to finish the tumor once and for all with radiation
Blog PostsAugust 20, 2024
Matthew’s story: the power of positivity helps one childhood cancer patient

Matthew’s story: the power of positivity helps one childhood cancer patient

Matthew had proton therapy after several surgeries for craniopharyngioma.
Blog PostsFebruary 28, 2022
Toward better cures for kids with AML: Q&A with Dr. Soheil Meshinchi

Toward better cures for kids with AML: Q&A with Dr. Soheil Meshinchi

How researchers are developing personalized therapies for the deadliest childhood leukemia that have fewer side effects
Hutch NewsNovember 05, 2021
Gabe's Story: childhood cancer survivor becomes a race car driver

Gabe's Story: childhood cancer survivor becomes a race car driver

Diagnosed with brain cancer at age 11, this teen now has big dreams for the road ahead
Blog PostsSeptember 02, 2021
Taking aim: Mesothelin as a novel target for pediatric AML therapy

Taking aim: Mesothelin as a novel target for pediatric AML therapy

From the Meshinchi Lab, Clinical Research Division, and Cancer Consortium colleagues
Science SpotlightJune 21, 2021
Cora’s story: one teen’s experience with proton therapy

Cora’s story: one teen’s experience with proton therapy

6 questions with a 14-year-old Hodgkin lymphoma survivor
Blog PostsJanuary 03, 2019
Childhood cancer survivors pay more for health care, more likely to be denied insurance coverage

Childhood cancer survivors pay more for health care, more likely to be denied insurance coverage

Adult survivors of childhood cancer suffer from ‘financial toxicity’ decades later, a study conducted at the dawn of the Affordable Care Act found
Hutch NewsSeptember 26, 2017
Dr. Cecilia Yeung awarded Hyundai Scholar Hope Grant for childhood leukemia research

Dr. Cecilia Yeung awarded Hyundai Scholar Hope Grant for childhood leukemia research

Yeung developing test to diagnose acute leukemia earlier, provide personalized treatment
Hutch NewsSeptember 14, 2017
Dr. Eric Chow receives three grants for research designed to improve health of childhood cancer survivors

Dr. Eric Chow receives three grants for research designed to improve health of childhood cancer survivors

Research focuses on reducing survivors' risk of treatment-related heart disease later in life
Hutch NewsJune 08, 2017
Childhood cancer survivor still inspires Fred Hutch researcher

Childhood cancer survivor still inspires Fred Hutch researcher

A budding scientist finds his calling in the lab — years after a Hutch internship with the doctor who diagnosed his rare childhood kidney cancer
Hutch NewsJanuary 20, 2017
'Kids are not little adults'

'Kids are not little adults'

Why children with cancer need their own drugs and their own research
Hutch NewsNovember 28, 2016
How much does chemo impact fertility?

How much does chemo impact fertility?

New study looks at how chemo affects childhood cancer survivors’ ability to have kids later in life
Hutch NewsMarch 22, 2016
Good News at Fred Hutch

Good News at Fred Hutch

Celebrating faculty and staff achievements
Hutch NewsMarch 18, 2016