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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
May 24, 2023
Can estrogen improve vaginal health for postmenopausal women?
From the Fredricks lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease and Clinical Research Divisions
Risk vs. benefit: Bisphosphonates in breast cancer
These common drugs can curb metastasis to bone and may even keep DCIS in check, but side effects make education and awareness crucial
The association between postmenopausal hormone therapy and colorectal cancer by subtype and location
From the Labadie Group and Newcomb Group
Drinking after breast cancer won’t raise mortality risk, study shows
Alcohol use after breast cancer doesn’t increase your chances of dying of the disease, new study shows, but it does increase overall cancer risk
Phone therapy helps older women get their sleep
New study shows significant improvement in menopausal women’s insomnia after receiving simple intervention
High blood levels of vitamin D linked to reduced estrogen – and potentially lower breast cancer risk
Study found the hormone-lowering effect to be independent of weight loss
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
Moderate weight loss reduces levels of breast cancer-linked hormones
Dr. Anne McTiernan finds lifestyle changes lower blood estrogen levels in overweight and obese postmenopausal women, may reduce risk of most common breast cancers
McTiernan, Guenthoer awarded Komen grants for breast cancer research
Anne McTiernan's $250,000 grant extends her vitamin D work; Jamie Guenthoer to develop early detection blood test with $180,000 award
Weight loss reduces inflammation related to cancer
Anne McTiernan-led study shows that postmenopausal women who lost at least 5 percent of their body weight reduced inflammation markers related to several cancers
Online guide aids breast cancer prevention decisions
Mateo Banegas, colleagues show Web-based tool successful helping women with high breast cancer risk understand medical options
Injectable contraceptives may increase young womens' breast cancer risk
Christopher Li study finds recent use or a year or more doubles the risk of invasive breast cancer
Breast cancer: Estrogen-only pills may cut long-term risk
Led by Garnet Anderson, latest Women's Health Initiative study shows more than 20 percent reduction in cancer risk, 63 percent reduction in deaths for short-term estrogen users
WHI analysis links NSAID use with lower colorectal cancer mortality
PHS presentation clarifies the importance of different durations of nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory drug use on risk of dying from colorectal cancer
Women's Health Initiative: $55.4 million extension to 2015
Latest stage of landmark study focuses on cardiovascular events, healthy aging
‘A promising new way to prevent breast cancer’
Multinational ExCel study finds drug exemestane significantly reduces risk of breast cancer in high risk, postmenopausal women; Center among clinical trial sites
Diet plus exercise = more weight loss than either method alone
Randomized trial of postmenopausal women found those who combined a low-fat, low-calorie diet with regular aerobic exercise shed nearly 11 percent of their starting weight