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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 24, 2023
Smoking and molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer
From the Peters 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
7 lung cancer misconceptions
Myths and misinformation still keep many people in the dark – and that’s bad news for their health
The lung cancer blame game
The shame, blame and stigma surrounding this deadly disease affects everything from patient follow-through to research funding
Our smoking cessation expert answers questions on e-cigarettes and the FDA's push to limit nicotine
Smoking cessation expert Dr. Jonathan Bricker weighs in on new studies and a federal effort to regulate an ‘astonishingly addictive’ drug
State-by-state stats on smoking deaths
Southern states, particularly those in Big Tobacco’s shadow, show higher percentage of cancer deaths due to cigarettes
Former Wash. governor Christine Gregoire becomes Fred Hutch board chair
Christine Gregoire, former Washington governor and cancer survivor, continues her lifetime of advocating for others as Fred Hutch’s new board chair
Good News at Fred Hutch
Celebrating faculty and staff achievements
Smoking rate drops 20 percent in decade, CDC says
Results of large, national survey are 'major victory for public health,' experts say
Yep, e-cigarettes are a gateway to smoking
New study shows teens turn to tobacco after using e-cigs (and another one shows they’re using them to vape pot, too)
Terrible toll: 14 million U.S. adults suffer from serious smoking-related illness
New analysis calculates total far higher than in previous estimates, finds COPD vastly underreported
Death of baseball’s Tony Gwynn sheds light on dangers of smokeless tobacco
While smoking has declined in recent years, use of smokeless tobacco has actually increased, according to research
Worse than you thought: New surgeon general report links smoking to more diseases
Diabetes, heart disease, colon cancer among those on list of diseases now associated with smoking tobacco
15 ways to reduce your cancer risk
Fred Hutch's Dr. Anne McTiernan offers tips on what you can do to help protect your health
Female smokers: Dramatic rise in lung cancer mortality risk in past two decades
Study of 2.2 million adults confirms prediction that ‘if women smoke like men, they will die like men’
Study finds that U.S. tobacco-control efforts prevented nearly 800,000 lung cancer deaths between 1975 and 2000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center led the NIH-funded research consortium
Researchers discover blood proteins associated with early development of lung cancer
Discovery brings the promise of a blood test to detect the disease a step closer
Want to quit smoking? Study seeks adult smokers nationwide for a free, online smoking-cessation study
Study aims to determine best practices for web-based smoking intervention