2014

Lessons from the labyrinth

Lessons from the labyrinth

A walking meditation brings clarity, respite to SCCA patients, caregivers and staff
Hutch NewsDecember 29, 2014
When home for the holidays means a cancer treatment center

When home for the holidays means a cancer treatment center

A patient’s wise advice: Accept that Christmas won’t be the same, but skip the pity party
Hutch NewsDecember 24, 2014
‘Outrageous experience’: Researchers recall pioneering experiments on Soviet space station

‘Outrageous experience’: Researchers recall pioneering experiments on Soviet space station

Drs. Roland Strong and Barry Stoddard were part of the first U.S. group to launch scientific experiments 25 years ago on the Soviet space station
Hutch NewsDecember 18, 2014
Talking cancer with your child

Talking cancer with your child

New research-based intervention helps parents and children better deal with the anguish, fear and uncertainty of a cancer diagnosis
Hutch NewsDecember 16, 2014
How climate change, development may be hastening Ebola’s spread

How climate change, development may be hastening Ebola’s spread

Vaccines and therapeutics are needed, but the ecosystem also plays a key role in stopping the epidemic
Hutch NewsDecember 10, 2014
Fred Hutch, China partner to collect samples from all types of cancer

Fred Hutch, China partner to collect samples from all types of cancer

New tumor tissue repository will ‘open the flood gates’ for research
Hutch NewsDecember 09, 2014
Fred Hutch’s Holiday Gala raises $8.5 million

Fred Hutch’s Holiday Gala raises $8.5 million

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo performed at this year’s annual event to raise money for lifesaving research
Hutch NewsDecember 08, 2014
Flu season will likely be more severe this year, CDC predicts

Flu season will likely be more severe this year, CDC predicts

Strain has mutated, dimming the vaccine’s effectiveness – but it’s still worth it to get one, experts say
Hutch NewsDecember 05, 2014
‘True risk’ of breast cancer: MRI could more precisely pinpoint chances of developing disease

‘True risk’ of breast cancer: MRI could more precisely pinpoint chances of developing disease

Study finds a screening byproduct, once thought to be clinically insignificant, is useful in predicting the likelihood of breast cancer in high-risk women
Hutch NewsDecember 04, 2014
A more comfortable mammogram: new technology linked to less pain, discomfort

A more comfortable mammogram: new technology linked to less pain, discomfort

Good communication between patients, providers also can help ease the pressure of the procedure
Hutch NewsNovember 24, 2014
Kicking butt: a look at smoking cessation through the decades

Kicking butt: a look at smoking cessation through the decades

From ‘grandma groups’ to pharmacotherapy to online interventions, people will try just about anything to kick the habit
Hutch NewsNovember 19, 2014
When diseases collide: Less than half of cancer survivors have been tested for HIV

When diseases collide: Less than half of cancer survivors have been tested for HIV

Not knowing HIV status can affect treatment and prognosis of two debilitating conditions, finds CDC study of adults younger than 65
Hutch NewsNovember 13, 2014
Glenda Gray: The HIV warrior

Glenda Gray: The HIV warrior

Researcher’s anti-apartheid activism prepared her to take on both AIDS and its deniers
Hutch NewsNovember 12, 2014
Heroes at the Hutch

Heroes at the Hutch

Fred Hutch joins a first-of-its-kind initiative to hire veterans
Hutch NewsNovember 10, 2014