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How to achieve equity in cancer care, research and beyond
New national reports outline our progress on cancer and issue a call to action to eliminate structural racism that drives health disparities
New Science Spotlight Articles
Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
September 21, 2020
New Scientific Publications
Each week, Fred Hutch librarians search PubMed and Web of Science to discover new papers published by Fred Hutch authors
Week of September 20, 2020
Tip Sheet: Colorectal cancer, COVID-19 super-spreading, gene therapy for herpes, contagious cancer in Tasmanian devils – and more
Summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news with links for additional background and media contacts.
$3.4 million grant to find safer, more effective leukemia treatments
New combinatorial targeted therapies before haploidentical bone marrow transplantation for AML could also help expand access to potential cures for underserved populations
'It is time to call out structural racism in medicine and work fervently to dismantle it'
Dr. Rachel Issaka shares personal experiences with racism, calls on medical field to take antiracist action
COVID-19 and cancer expose society’s health care gaps
Fred Hutch researchers work to disrupt health disparities and misinformation as coronavirus ravages the medically underserved
Answers to cancer, and now COVID-19
NCI’s Cancer Information Service, housed at the Hutch, fills a vital gap between patient and provider, especially amid a pandemic
'Humanity is at the heart of this'
Dr. Paul Buckley co-leads new Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Dr. Chris Li
The present and future of science intersect in Seattle
Highlights from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Largest single-year drop in cancer death rates continues encouraging trend
Stat reflects decrease in deaths from top 4 cancers; masks lack of progress in others
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
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
New data on cancer disparities in Washington
Health equity, patient voices and patient-engaged research hot topics at Value in Cancer Care Summit
The latest in prostate cancer research: 7 takeaways
7 takeaways from community symposium highlighting recent advances in prevention, screening and treatment
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
Stamping out bias with compassion and cartoons
Sikh Captain America visits the Hutch to talk storytelling, superheroes and strategies for fighting hate in life and at work
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’
US cancer death rate has declined for at least 25 years
Fred Hutch experts weigh in on milestone report from American Cancer Society
Highlights of Fred Hutch science in 2018
A look back at notable advances in immunotherapy, precision screening and more
Closing the rural-urban cancer survival gap
‘Guideline care’ in clinical trials erased cancer death-rate disparities