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Hutch trial will test new app to help teens stop vaping
Smoking cessation expert to adapt adult quit-smoking app for kids under 18; pilot trial will test its efficacy in 200 self-consenting teens
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
May 16, 2022
Science Says: Renew, refocus, reduce risk
Lowering risk of cancer through the science of prevention
7 ways to science your life for the coming year
Researchers share evidence-based strategies for managing your health during yet another uncertain year
Hopes and predictions for 2022
Hutch researchers look ahead to an increase in cancer screening, improved vaccines and greater trust in science
Smartphone applications to help American Indians and Alaska Natives quit smoking
From the Bricker Group, Division of Public Health Sciences
Tip Sheet: New COVID-19 transmission study, returning to school, video of biorepositories — and a new weight loss study
Summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news
Fred Hutch eyes the future of weight loss
Successful pilot study uses acceptance and commitment phone therapy to help people lose weight; new $3.7M grant will launch full-scale trial
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.
Improving apps to help cancer patients quit smoking
Fred Hutch cancer prevention researcher awarded $3.5M NCI grant to run randomized trial of smartphone health apps
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
Hutch gets $3.65M NCI grant to help people quit smoking using 'virtual therapist'
Innovative new 'conversational agent' is part coach, part chatbot and 100% in your corner
Evaluation of mobile health app for smokers with depression
From the Heffner Group, Division of Public Health Sciences
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
A link between addiction mindset and smoking behavior
From the Bricker Group, Division of Public Health Sciences
Washington state poised to raise age of tobacco, e-cig purchase to 21
‘Landmark legislation’ will save lives, experts say
US cancer death rate has declined for at least 25 years
Fred Hutch experts weigh in on milestone report from American Cancer Society
Exploring why people with HIV have a higher lung cancer risk
120 volunteers to enroll in Seattle-area study of cancer-related gene mutations
7 lung cancer misconceptions
Myths and misinformation still keep many people in the dark – and that’s bad news for their health