Hutch News

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
13 NEW May 24, 2023
Smoking and molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer

Smoking and molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer

From the Peters Group, Division of Public Health Sciences
Science Spotlight - September 18, 2021
The lung cancer blame game

The lung cancer blame game

The shame, blame and stigma surrounding this deadly disease affects everything from patient follow-through to research funding
Hutch News - November 21, 2017
Our smoking cessation expert answers questions on e-cigarettes and the FDA's push to limit nicotine

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
Hutch News - August 01, 2017
State-by-state stats on smoking deaths

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
Hutch News - October 24, 2016
Former Wash. governor Christine Gregoire becomes Fred Hutch board chair

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
Hutch News - July 11, 2016
Smoking rate drops 20 percent in decade, CDC says

Smoking rate drops 20 percent in decade, CDC says

Results of large, national survey are 'major victory for public health,' experts say
Hutch News - November 12, 2015
Yep, e-cigarettes are a gateway to smoking

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)
Hutch News - September 08, 2015
Terrible toll: 14 million U.S. adults suffer from serious smoking-related illness

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
Hutch News - October 13, 2014
Female smokers: Dramatic rise in lung cancer mortality risk in past two decades

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’
Hutch News - January 28, 2013