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Cancer cells reconnect with their inner child to evade immunotherapy
Turning on an embryonic gene may help some tumors resist immune checkpoint inhibitors
Dr. M. Elizabeth ‘Betz’ Halloran receives Nathan Mantel Lifetime Achievement Award
Biostatistician honored for her landmark contributions to statistical methods for infectious disease epidemiology
Raquel Sanchez named managing director of Global Oncology
Research administrator brings 20 years of experience to Seattle- and Kampala-based teams
Fred Hutch global health research honored for impact, collaboration
Washington Global Health Alliance awardees include Dr. Benjamin O. Anderson and a collaboration between Dr. Jerald Radich and The Max Foundation
How to talk to parents about HPV vaccines
Fred Hutch public health researcher shares science-based tips to help doctors navigate crucial cancer-prevention conversations
Lack of diversity in genetic research a problem
Using primarily white populations to draw broad conclusions is misleading and exacerbates health disparities – but it’s fixable
New data on cancer disparities in Washington
Health equity, patient voices and patient-engaged research hot topics at Value in Cancer Care Summit
Roy Choi: A different path
Premier Chefs Dinner keynote speaker discusses how food, family and community shaped his journey to activism
Fred Hutch awards pilot grants to 3 nonprofits to help build their capacity for health-disparities research
Projects range from evaluating health-information needs of cancer patients to increasing cancer-screening rates and removing barriers to physical, emotional recovery
Artificial intelligence and cancer
New study tests ability of natural language processing to search lung cancer patients’ records for treatable mutations
Washington governor signs ‘Tobacco 21’ legislation
Cancer prevention impact highlighted at Fred Hutch signing ceremony
Blood clots: What cancer patients need to know
A common side effect of cancer and its treatment gets renewed attention and potential new therapies
Cancer prevention community mourns epidemiologist Dr. Alan Kristal
Pioneering researcher studied how diet can lower cancer risk
Washington state poised to raise age of tobacco, e-cig purchase to 21
‘Landmark legislation’ will save lives, experts say
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Dr. Holly Harris receives 2 grants to research endometriosis
Hutch public health researcher receives nearly $1.5 million to study endometriosis pain as well as the condition's connection to ovarian cancer
Dr. Veena Shankaran named 2019 Leader in Health Care
Seattle Business magazine honors oncologist, health services researcher
Structural and clinical barriers keep 3 of 4 cancer patients from participating in trials
‘Patients are willing to participate in trials if they’re offered one’
Dr. Arvind Subramaniam receives grant to study how cells cope with stalled protein synthesis
National Science Foundation CAREER Award will enable him to develop computational models of this fundamental biological process
Cutting-edge approach maps HIV's escape routes
Atlas of immune-evading HIV mutations could inform design of new treatments, vaccines
Is it possible to prevent breast cancer metastasis?
Study reveals how blood vessels in the bone marrow protect dormant tumor cells, suggests a way to kill them in their sleep
US cancer death rate has declined for at least 25 years
Fred Hutch experts weigh in on milestone report from American Cancer Society
How to boost cancer clinical trial participation
New study suggests loosening strict comorbidity criteria would open trials to thousands of previously exempt patients
‘Let the cells tell the story’
New tech is giving scientists unprecedented insights into single cells’ inner workings
Two new grants to fuel metastatic breast cancer research
Drs. Erica Goddard and Mark Headley will use their awards to study how breast cancer cells spread to distant organs – and how to stop them.