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Fred Hutch Evergreen Fund awards six grants to promising projects
Scientists receive up to $200K to boost research for projects deemed to have partnership potential
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
September 21, 2020
Fred Hutch-led clinical trial shows new smartphone app helps smokers quit
JAMA Internal Medicine study shows iCanQuit app, based on acceptance and commitment therapy, is 1 1/2 times more efficacious than National Cancer Institute QuitGuide app, based on US clinical practice guidelines
New Scientific Publications
Each week, Fred Hutch librarians search PubMed and Web of Science to discover new papers published by Fred Hutch authors
Week of September 20, 2020
Stalled science, missed mates and virtual everything
Torn between science and safety concerns, young scientists navigate a new normal as they try to launch their careers
Public health’s pandemic pivot
With disease modeling, virtual events and a renewed focus on antiracism, Fred Hutch population scientists adapt their work to COVID-19
Tip Sheet: Colorectal cancer, COVID-19 super-spreading, gene therapy for herpes, contagious cancer in Tasmanian devils – and more
Summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news with links for additional background and media contacts.
Survival of cancer patients who did not meet standard trial eligibility
From the Percival Group, Public Health Sciences Division
Can a tumor that acts like a microbe help us develop better cancer therapies?
Understanding the genetics underlying spontaneous regression of an infectious tumor in Tasmanian devils could point us toward new treatment targets
Dr. Rob Bradley named new McIlwain Family Endowed Chair in Data Science
Computational biologist uses data science to understand cancer biology and to seek new treatment targets
The latest on how COVID-19 affects cancer patients
Hutch researchers share new data on mortality rates and racial disparities in treatment; launch statewide COVID-19 and cancer data repository
Breast cancer survivor perceptions of the emotional experiences of transitioning to survivorship
From the Ceballos Group, Public Health Sciences Division
Design and implementation of a study assessing financial outcomes in cancer patients and their informal caregivers
From the Hutchison Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research (HICOR) and Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Statistics & Data Management Center at Fred Hutch
Preventing brain metastasis in breast cancer
New $2.4M NCI grant funds research aimed at preventing disseminated tumor cells in the brain from waking up
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
Tip Sheet: SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, COVID-19 and health disparities, eating in tough times and immune protection in breast milk
SEATTLE – July 7, 2020 – Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news with links for additional background and media contacts.
Building genetic diversity into cancer research
NCI awards Fred Hutch $3.5M to create a colorectal cancer risk calculator based on data from multiethnic populations
COVID-19 and cancer expose society’s health care gaps
Fred Hutch researchers work to disrupt health disparities and misinformation as coronavirus ravages the medically underserved
Cancer’s toll on the heart decades down the road
New research explores how to lower the risk of heart disease in childhood cancer survivors
What happens when cancer patients get COVID-19?
Large new observational study of nearly 1,000 patients breaks down who’s most at risk with coronavirus, highlights need for additional care
Fred Hutch researchers present virtually at the 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting
The latest findings on bladder cancer, pediatric cancer, gender disparities and the financial toxicity of cancer
Antihypertensive medication and cardiovascular outcomes with and without cancer
Reding Group, Division of Public Health Sciences