Hutch News

Searching for the ‘smoking gun’ that explains lung cancer in never-smokers

Searching for the ‘smoking gun’ that explains lung cancer in never-smokers

From The Berger Lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightJanuary 10, 2025
Smoking and molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer

Smoking and molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer

From the Peters Group, Division of Public Health Sciences
Science SpotlightSeptember 18, 2021
Washington state poised to raise age of tobacco, e-cig purchase to 21

Washington state poised to raise age of tobacco, e-cig purchase to 21

‘Landmark legislation’ will save lives, experts say
Hutch NewsMarch 28, 2019
7 lung cancer misconceptions

7 lung cancer misconceptions

Myths and misinformation still keep many people in the dark – and that’s bad news for their health
Hutch NewsNovember 15, 2018
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 NewsNovember 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 NewsAugust 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 NewsOctober 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 NewsJuly 11, 2016
Good News at Fred Hutch

Good News at Fred Hutch

Celebrating faculty and staff achievements
Hutch NewsMarch 18, 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 NewsNovember 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 NewsSeptember 08, 2015
Death of baseball’s Tony Gwynn sheds light on dangers of smokeless tobacco

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
Hutch NewsJune 20, 2014
15 ways to reduce your cancer risk

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
Hutch NewsJanuary 09, 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 NewsJanuary 28, 2013
Study finds that U.S. tobacco-control efforts prevented nearly 800,000 lung cancer deaths between 1975 and 2000

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
News ReleasesMarch 14, 2012
Researchers discover blood proteins associated with early development of lung cancer

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
News ReleasesOctober 12, 2011
Want to quit smoking? Study seeks adult smokers nationwide for a free, online smoking-cessation study

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
News ReleasesJuly 15, 2011