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Researchers ‘shocked’ to see how often experts misdiagnose certain brain tumors in kids
Oct. 19, 2018
Oct. 19, 2018
Dr. Joachim Deeg named Miklos Kohary and Natalia Zimonyi Kohary Endowed Chair for Cancer Research
Oct. 18, 2018
Oct. 18, 2018
Grad student Sarah Hilton among 200 chosen worldwide to attend 2018 Heidelberg Laureate Forum
Oct. 12, 2018
Oct. 12, 2018
New study aims to improve quality of life and survival in older, sicker bone marrow transplant patients
Oct. 5, 2018
Oct. 5, 2018
Hyundai Hope on Wheels presents Fred Hutch scientist with grant for childhood leukemia research
Sept. 27, 2018
Sept. 27, 2018
Washington’s Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment awards $1.5M to 3 Fred Hutch researchers
Sept. 14, 2018
Sept. 14, 2018
Dr. Geoffrey Hill 3rd recipient of José Carreras/E. Donnall Thomas Endowed Chair for Cancer Research
Aug. 14, 2018
Aug. 14, 2018
HIV researcher Cassandra Simonich receives 2018 Graduate School Medal from University of Washington
June 21, 2018
June 21, 2018
His immune system eradicated his melanoma. Could other patients’ bodies be taught to do the same thing?
June 19, 2018
June 19, 2018
3 big new leukemia research projects advance cutting-edge cell therapies, stem cell transplant
May 31, 2018
May 31, 2018
Cancer database for Washington state and national SEER registry renewed for up to 10 years
May 24, 2018
May 24, 2018
Dr. Reema Jain developing methods to isolate, manipulate blood stem cells for T-cell therapy
May 1, 2018
May 1, 2018
Immunotherapy strategy for ovarian cancer aims to rewire a ‘kill switch’ to ramp-up signal
April 16, 2018
April 16, 2018
Dr. Jay Mendoza moves into health disparities leadership at Fred Hutch, Cancer Consortium
April 5, 2018
April 5, 2018
Health Disparities Research Center awards pilot grants for 2 new public health projects
March 9, 2018
March 9, 2018
Good News: Designing protein drugs for cancer: New method pinpoints a promising candidate
Dec. 21, 2017
Dec. 21, 2017
Good News: Fred Hutch joins coalition that seeks to increase transparency on life science career prospects
Dec. 14, 2017
Dec. 14, 2017
Health disparities may affect end-of-life experiences of minority blood cancer patients
Dec. 11, 2017
Dec. 11, 2017
Good News: $1.8M Cancer Moonshot grant advances precision medicine for pancreatic cancer
Dec. 7, 2017
Dec. 7, 2017
Stem cell transplantation physician-scientist recruited from Australia to join Fred Hutch, SCCA
Dec. 7, 2017
Dec. 7, 2017
KUOW profiles E. Donnall Thomas and his Nobel Prize-winning work on a once 'radical' cure for leukemia
Nov. 13, 2017
Nov. 13, 2017
Good News: Dr. Nancy Davidson receives Jill Rose Award from Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Nov. 2, 2017
Nov. 2, 2017
Q & A with Dr. Peggy Porter: Targeted breast cancer treatments require diverse research data
Oct. 26, 2017
Oct. 26, 2017
Good News: Dr. Gary Gilliland speaks to members of Congress about federal research funding
Oct. 26, 2017
Oct. 26, 2017
Good News: NCI awards Dr. Ruth Etzioni 5-year grant to fill gaps in cancer-recurrence data
Oct. 19, 2017
Oct. 19, 2017
Why Fred Hutch President Gary Gilliland is enlisting techies to defeat cancer by 2025
Sept. 26, 2017
Sept. 26, 2017
Childhood cancer survivors pay more for health care, more likely to be denied insurance coverage
Sept. 26, 2017
Sept. 26, 2017
Good News: Hutch investigators develop, validate novel risk-assessment model for acute myeloid leukemia
Sept. 21, 2017
Sept. 21, 2017
Good News: Mustang Bio licenses Fred Hutch CD20 CAR-T immunotherapy for lymphoma trial
Sept. 14, 2017
Sept. 14, 2017
Good News: Fred Hutch first U.S. cancer center to pledge commitment to CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion
Aug. 31, 2017
Aug. 31, 2017
Good News: American Society of Hematology to recognize Dr. Oliver Press for outstanding mentorship
Aug. 24, 2017
Aug. 24, 2017
Good News: Dr. Cyrus Ghajar receives $1M from Keck Foundation to study why cancer doesn’t spread to skeletal muscle
Aug. 24, 2017
Aug. 24, 2017
Our smoking cessation expert answers questions on e-cigarettes and the FDA's push to limit nicotine
Aug. 1, 2017
Aug. 1, 2017
Good News: CBS 'Sunday Morning' to feature Dr. Jim Olson's Tumor Paint research this weekend
July 20, 2017
July 20, 2017
Good News: Mary Potts, Fred Hutch's Cancer Surveillance System guru, wins award for distinguished service
July 13, 2017
July 13, 2017
Good News: Fred Hutch scientists to develop bioassay for ovarian cancer for new NCI initiative
June 29, 2017
June 29, 2017
Former executives from CNN, Gates Foundation and Microsoft join Hutch board of trustees
June 29, 2017
June 29, 2017
Good News: Dr. Eduardo Méndez receives $2.2M in NIH funding for targeted therapies for head and neck cancers
June 16, 2017
June 16, 2017
Good News: Fred Hutch epidemiologists receive $2.5M grant for first-ever study of therapeutic use for HPV vaccine
June 8, 2017
June 8, 2017
Genomic sequencing offers new clues to Zika's spread from Brazil to the Caribbean to Miami
May 24, 2017
May 24, 2017
Q&A with the author of ‘The Radium Girls’: A new story chronicles century-old fight for workplace safety
May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017
‘We don’t have to wait until we get sick’: Alice Waters on the threads that link diet, health, education
May 15, 2017
May 15, 2017
Good News: First extensive immune profiling of sarcomas shows some types may be susceptible to immunotherapy
May 4, 2017
May 4, 2017
Good News: GeekWire Award Finalists include Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic and Nohla Therapeutics, among others
April 13, 2017
April 13, 2017
Good News: 5 researchers receive awards to explore immunotherapy single-cell RNA sequencing
March 31, 2017
March 31, 2017
Tiny worm mazes allow researchers to ID genes linked to spatial perception, risk-taking
March 28, 2017
March 28, 2017
Good News: HIV researcher Julie Overbaugh leads Hutch graduate education ... and more
March 23, 2017
March 23, 2017
What’s new in prostate cancer? Highlights from the Institute for Prostate Cancer Research 2017 community symposium
March 22, 2017
March 22, 2017
Good News: Damian Green awarded $3.2M to test radioimmunotherapy for multiple myeloma ... and more
March 17, 2017
March 17, 2017
Dr. Nancy Davidson, former VP Joe Biden and other cancer leaders share insights about disease that touches so many
March 2, 2017
March 2, 2017
Reawakening the X chromosome: New possible therapeutic targets for rare neurological disorder
Jan. 30, 2017
Jan. 30, 2017
Good News: Medical tourism changing global medical landscape; Dr. Jarrod Dudakov wins ASH Scholar Award
Jan. 27, 2017
Jan. 27, 2017
Good News: Bricker resolution tips, vote for Open Science Prize, 425 Magazine salute to HIV research
Jan. 5, 2017
Jan. 5, 2017
Burkitt's Lymphoma Fund for Africa partners with Fred Hutch to carry on its founder's passion
Dec. 23, 2016
Dec. 23, 2016
‘A place where miracles happen’: Opening of Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic highlights patient-focused science
Dec. 16, 2016
Dec. 16, 2016
Fred Hutch physician-scientist’s memoir sheds light on relationships with parents, food and our bodies
Dec. 14, 2016
Dec. 14, 2016
'A place where miracles happen': Opening of Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic highlights patient-focused science
Dec. 13, 2016
Dec. 13, 2016
Sorting stem cells before transplant helps lower risk of graft-vs.-host disease, researcher reports at ASH
Dec. 5, 2016
Dec. 5, 2016
Good News: Overbaugh wins Nature mentoring award; GivingTuesday fuels $75K in donations to Hutch
Dec. 1, 2016
Dec. 1, 2016
Dr. Nancy Davidson will build bridges as scientist, physician and leader at Fred Hutch, SCCA, UW
Dec. 1, 2016
Dec. 1, 2016
How stem cell transplant researchers are helping kids with rare non-malignant diseases
Nov. 30, 2016
Nov. 30, 2016
‘A life changer’: Losing her partner to cancer helped shape Fred Hutch’s new chief human resources officer
Nov. 15, 2016
Nov. 15, 2016
Chance of surviving childhood cancer has improved — but survivors’ overall health has not
Nov. 7, 2016
Nov. 7, 2016
Good News: Dr. Oliver Press wins mentorship award; Seattle magazine names Dr. Larry Corey to Seattle's 'Hall of Fame'
Nov. 4, 2016
Nov. 4, 2016
Gene therapy goes global: Portable device could make future cancer, HIV cures affordable
Oct. 20, 2016
Oct. 20, 2016
Physician-scientist Dr. Bruce Clurman named executive vice president and deputy director of Fred Hutch
Oct. 18, 2016
Oct. 18, 2016
New approach aims to restore immune-powering B cells in cancer patients following successful immunotherapy with CAR T cells
Oct. 17, 2016
Oct. 17, 2016
Dr. Nancy Davidson of U Pitt to lead clinical oncology for Fred Hutch / University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Oct. 10, 2016
Oct. 10, 2016
Flexible, precision-medicine trial in pancreatic cancer 'driven by doing what is best for the individual patient'
Oct. 4, 2016
Oct. 4, 2016
Science Education Partnership celebrates 25 years bringing cutting-edge biology to Washington state classrooms
Sept. 30, 2016
Sept. 30, 2016
Good News: Dr. Jeff Whiteaker wins NCI Research Specialist Award; Human Biology gains four new faculty members
Sept. 30, 2016
Sept. 30, 2016
About half with cancer face a religious struggle; a patient, chaplain and grieving mom reveal how cancer reshaped their views
Sept. 28, 2016
Sept. 28, 2016
‘Finding their calling’: Cancer caregivers join larger cause after helping loved ones
Sept. 13, 2016
Sept. 13, 2016
Umbilical cord blood transplant linked to lower relapse in high-risk leukemia patients
Sept. 7, 2016
Sept. 7, 2016
New technique reveals cells’ tiny engines unexpectedly shrug off DNA damage from toxic chemicals
Sept. 1, 2016
Sept. 1, 2016
A nutrition and exercise expert and her science writer daughter discuss the motivation to stay healthy
Aug. 31, 2016
Aug. 31, 2016
Why some patients keep their cancer secret — and how oncologists guide them through that chosen seclusion
Aug. 29, 2016
Aug. 29, 2016
Why prescription drugs cost twice as much in U.S. versus other advanced nations ― and what might be done about it
Aug. 23, 2016
Aug. 23, 2016
Stem cells from bone marrow may be better than blood when it comes to quality of life for transplant patients, study suggests
Aug. 16, 2016
Aug. 16, 2016
Good News: Hsieh PCF Award; Biernacki hematology training program; Soh Damon Runyon Award
Aug. 4, 2016
Aug. 4, 2016
'Mother's Curse' mutation — harmful to males but not females — ID'd for the first time in animals
Aug. 2, 2016
Aug. 2, 2016
How Dr. Barry Stoddard's science fueled promising therapy for glioblastoma — the disease that killed his mom
July 27, 2016
July 27, 2016
Hutch researcher, South African pediatrician recalls HIV hero Nkosi Johnson at AIDS 2016
July 25, 2016
July 25, 2016
Good News: first Hutch United fellowships awarded; Dr. Soheil Meshinchi receives $500K AML grant
July 22, 2016
July 22, 2016
HIV vaccine clinical trials take center stage at world's largest global health conference
July 20, 2016
July 20, 2016
Immunotherapy-simplifying nanoparticle research gets boost from National Science Foundation
July 14, 2016
July 14, 2016
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and other tech, business leaders join Hutch board of trustees
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
First test of 'off-the-shelf' cord blood cell product outside the transplantation setting
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
Good News at Fred Hutch: Dr. Anne McTiernan named to HHS panel; Dr. Harlan Robins is co-PI on two projects
June 30, 2016
June 30, 2016
Investing in the future: 5 researchers benefit from President’s Young Investigator Awards
June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016
Metastatic Breast Cancer Project uses social media to connect with patients, speed cures
May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016
'Finally showing hope': Immunotherapy trial results transforming care for rare skin cancer
April 19, 2016
April 19, 2016
Tracing the scent of fear: Study identifies region of brain involved in fear response
March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016
High blood levels of vitamin D linked to reduced estrogen – and potentially lower breast cancer risk
Feb. 25, 2016
Feb. 25, 2016
More than the 'Angelina Jolie Effect': BRCA testing spikes among breast cancer patients
Feb. 11, 2016
Feb. 11, 2016
Jimmy Carter’s grandson tours Fred Hutch, talks science behind former president’s cancer treatment
Jan. 27, 2016
Jan. 27, 2016
'Coming out' with cancer: Patients, experts discuss ins and outs of sharing a diagnosis
Jan. 8, 2016
Jan. 8, 2016
Many immunotherapy trial participants with blood cancer in remission, preliminary results show
Dec. 7, 2015
Dec. 7, 2015
'Something everyone can get': New spinoff to commercialize cord blood stem cell therapies
Dec. 3, 2015
Dec. 3, 2015
New study finds higher rates of young women covered by parents' private insurance being diagnosed, treated earlier
Nov. 24, 2015
Nov. 24, 2015
Growing a lab: How a young scientist makes leap from postdoc to principal investigator
Nov. 16, 2015
Nov. 16, 2015
Cancer, brotherhood and service: Army veteran reflects on lifesaving bone marrow transplant
Nov. 10, 2015
Nov. 10, 2015
Immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer boosts survival more than 75 percent in mice, study finds
Oct. 29, 2015
Oct. 29, 2015
Cannabis and cancer: Medical marijuana gains favor among some patients despite safety concerns
July 17, 2015
July 17, 2015
Riding for a reason: A novice cyclist rides for daughter to live in a cancer-free world
July 15, 2015
July 15, 2015
From lemon juice to plastic forks: Quick tricks to deal with cancer treatment side effects
July 6, 2015
July 6, 2015
'The people make us shine': Fred Hutch-UCI building poised to open, but staff is the heart
May 20, 2015
May 20, 2015
Closing the cancer divide: Global oncology summit seeks to make cancer a priority worldwide
April 1, 2015
April 1, 2015
Doctor who cured ‘Berlin patient’ of HIV: ‘We knew we were doing something very special’
Feb. 27, 2015
Feb. 27, 2015
‘Outrageous experience’: Researchers recall pioneering experiments on Soviet space station
Dec. 18, 2014
Dec. 18, 2014
A life takes flight: Leukemia survivor folds origami cranes to mark 30 years since transplant
Nov. 16, 2014
Nov. 16, 2014
The FedEx factor: How handling and storage of patient blood samples can impact cancer research
Nov. 10, 2014
Nov. 10, 2014
Heart attack help? Iodide protects against damage after blood flow is restored, study finds
Nov. 7, 2014
Nov. 7, 2014
'We were constantly learning': Judy Campbell reflects on 45 years as a transplant nurse
Nov. 5, 2014
Nov. 5, 2014
When a cold can kill: Cancer, transplant patients at risk from ordinary viral infections
Oct. 21, 2014
Oct. 21, 2014
Power of the personal: Medical advocacy can play lifesaving role for African-American breast cancer patients
Oct. 15, 2014
Oct. 15, 2014
Questions for a ‘genius:’ Fred Hutch’s MacArthur Fellow reflects on life-changing award
Sept. 17, 2014
Sept. 17, 2014
Hutch team helps raise awareness of mysterious cluster of babies born with anencephaly
Sept. 2, 2014
Sept. 2, 2014
Border battle: Officials stop families seeking potentially lifesaving meningitis shots
Aug. 13, 2014
Aug. 13, 2014
Leading HIV researcher, other scientists and advocates among those killed in Malaysia Airlines crash
July 18, 2014
July 18, 2014
Shredding the X chromosome: Wiping out female malaria-bearing mosquitos could halt disease
June 27, 2014
June 27, 2014
Proportion of lung cancer cases caught early could double under proposed screening guidelines – but at a high cost
May 14, 2014
May 14, 2014
The value of the combined hormone therapy trial, weighed in lives saved, billions of dollars
May 5, 2014
May 5, 2014
Step away from the salami: Processed meat combined with a common gene variant raises colon cancer risk
April 17, 2014
April 17, 2014
Cancerversaries: Survivors mark milestones with tattoos, feats of strength, fundraising
April 14, 2014
April 14, 2014
Critical conversation: Study of terminal patients dying in ICU highlights need for end-of-life talks
March 7, 2014
March 7, 2014
Hutch's Facilities Engineering director recognized for vision, creating energy-efficient campus
Feb. 11, 2014
Feb. 11, 2014
Cancer deaths decline, but more could be prevented through lifestyle changes, screening
Jan. 9, 2014
Jan. 9, 2014
A little early legwork smooths transition to adult care for survivors of childhood cancer
Jan. 8, 2014
Jan. 8, 2014
As FDA halts 23andMe sales, scientists caution personal genetic screenings are 'entertainment genetics'
Nov. 27, 2013
Nov. 27, 2013
Unexpected findings: Immunosuppressant drug may help protect against some strains of the flu
Oct. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2013
Doctors who own radiation equipment three times more likely to recommend the therapy to prostate cancer patients
Oct. 30, 2013
Oct. 30, 2013
Research and training partnership with New Mexico State University receives $5.5 million NIH renewal grant
Oct. 28, 2013
Oct. 28, 2013
Fred Hutch to participate in the seventh annual Life Sciences Research Weekend at Pacific Science Center
Oct. 28, 2013
Oct. 28, 2013
Gene-diet interactions may be responsible for colorectal cancer risk in red meat-eaters
Oct. 24, 2013
Oct. 24, 2013
Study: Simian foamy viruses readily occur when humans and macaques in Bangladesh share habitats
Sept. 4, 2013
Sept. 4, 2013
Science Education Partnership teacher uses award funding to work and learn at Fred Hutch
July 24, 2013
July 24, 2013
Former Gov. Chris Gregoire joins Fred Hutch board, calls for investing in cancer research
June 21, 2013
June 21, 2013
Fred Hutchinson/University of Washington Cancer Consortium investigators win pilot grants
June 10, 2013
June 10, 2013
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center graduate students earn National Science Foundation fellowships
May 29, 2013
May 29, 2013
Fred Hutch-affiliated clinical researcher receives South Africa's highest civilian award
May 7, 2013
May 7, 2013
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center study shows statins may reduce risk of prostate cancer death
May 3, 2013
May 3, 2013
Fred Hutch study finds few breast cancer survivors maintain adequate exercise despite benefits
April 18, 2013
April 18, 2013
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Survivorship Program to lead nationwide study of young-adult cancer survivors
April 5, 2013
April 5, 2013
Eric Holland to head Fred Hutch’s Human Biology Division, build preeminent brain cancer programs in Seattle
April 1, 2013
April 1, 2013
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center scientist wins three-year Leukemia & Lymphoma Society grant
March 19, 2013
March 19, 2013
Twice given, twice used: Infusion of stem cells and specially generated T-cells from same donor improves leukemia survival
Feb. 27, 2013
Feb. 27, 2013
'Smarter' prostate cancer screening may reduce testing harms while preserving lifesaving benefits
Feb. 25, 2013
Feb. 25, 2013
Cancer Consortium: Research directions planned for global oncology, cancer imaging, radiation research
Jan. 22, 2013
Jan. 22, 2013
Beti Thompson of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
Aug. 13, 2012
Aug. 13, 2012
High-throughput sequencing outpaces flow cytometry for earliest detection of cancer relapse
May 21, 2012
May 21, 2012
Thai HIV vaccine trial follow-up studies offer possible explanation for HIV prevention success
April 9, 2012
April 9, 2012
Researchers document rapid, dramatic 'reverse evolution' in the threespine stickleback fish
May 19, 2008
May 19, 2008
Combined hormone therapy increases risk of lobular breast cancer fourfold after just three years of use
Jan. 7, 2008
Jan. 7, 2008
Landmark SWOG study shows radiation after surgery reduces prostate-cancer recurrence risk
Dec. 1, 2006
Dec. 1, 2006
Public Health Sciences staff forge community 'Links' for disease prevention among African Americans
March 2, 2006
March 2, 2006
Christopher Li receives national recognition at Minority Access Inc.'s sixth annual Role Models Conference
Sept. 15, 2005
Sept. 15, 2005
Scott Davis, NAS panel members find health risks from low-dose, low-LET ionizing radiation
July 7, 2005
July 7, 2005
Grady receives presidential early-career citation, five-year research grant from Veterans Administration
June 16, 2005
June 16, 2005
NCI, Avon Foundation awards breast-cancer grants totaling $1 million to Lehman, Rossing
Dec. 16, 2004
Dec. 16, 2004
Prostate-cancer researcher Norman Greenberg to join center's Clinical Research Division
Oct. 16, 2003
Oct. 16, 2003
Division Notes: John Hansen receives award for BMT lifetime achievement at national conference in Orlando
March 21, 2002
March 21, 2002
Short-course chemo plus radiation slows Hodgkin's disease, says Clinical/PHS study led by Press and reported by SWOG
Dec. 6, 2001
Dec. 6, 2001
Chemo-radiation combo can extend lives of patients who have undergone surgery for stomach cancer
Nov. 1, 2001
Nov. 1, 2001
Groundbreaking discoveries in gene regulation in mammals make Groudine a 'deserving' choice for national academy
May 17, 2001
May 17, 2001
