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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 25, 2023
Breast cancer researchers from Hutch / UW Cancer Consortium gain BCRF funding
New grants will support studies aimed at bettering patient outcomes through diet, exercise, vaccines and more
Trio of studies to evaluate metastatic breast cancer care
Hutch researcher awarded grants to study the use of biopsy to drive therapy choices and test new type of PET scan to stage lobular
What's new in breast cancer research: #SABCS19 edition
Fred Hutch researchers share long-term follow-up data on WHI hormone study, anti-hormone side-effect strategies and more at San Antonio meeting
Women's Health Initiative’s landmark hormone replacement research 10 years after
Seminal study found significantly higher risk of heart disease, stroke, breast cancer from combined hormone replacement therapy; as a result, 15,000-20,000 fewer breast cancer cases each year
Postmenopausal estrogen use brings both benefits, risks
Longer-term Women’s Health Initiative follow-up of estrogen therapy users finds reduced risk of breast cancer, decreased heart disease in younger women
Obesity, inactivity may increase risk of breast cancers
Study finds women with highest body fat face higher risk of ’triple-negative’ and estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers; risk drops with fitness gains
Hot flashes may signal breast cancer protection
Chris Li and colleagues find the more frequent and severe the menopausal symptoms, the lower the cancer risk
Health risks continue after combined menopausal hormone therapy stops
Women's Health Initiative follow-up study confirms that health risks of long-term estrogen plus progestin hormone therapy outweigh benefits for postmenopausal women
Reducing Total Fat Intake May Lower Breast-Cancer Risk But Has Little Impact on Risk of Colon Cancer or Heart Disease
Women's Health Initiative study of nearly 50,000 postmenopausal women across the United States provides first solid data on health effects of a low-fat diet