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The mission of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is the elimination of cancer and related diseases as causes of human suffering and death.
The mission of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is the elimination of cancer and related diseases as causes of human suffering and death.
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Kudos to Mary Potts, Fred Hutch’s Cancer Surveillance System guru, who received an award for distinguished service from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. She was honored “for her significant contributions to improvements in registry operations, data quality and the development of educational tools that have benefited the cancer surveillance community.”
Fred Hutch’s Cancer Surveillance System, or CSS, collects population-based data on cancer incidence and survival in 13 counties in western Washington state, providing public health scientists and health care practitioners with the ability to track trends in the incidence of all forms of cancer, identify and investigate patterns of cancer occurrence, and monitor trends in mortality and survival for specific cancers.
Fred Hutch’s Cancer Surveillance System, or CSS, collects population-based data on cancer incidence and survival in 13 counties in western Washington state, providing public health scientists and health care practitioners with the ability to track trends in the incidence of all forms of cancer, identify and investigate patterns of cancer occurrence, and monitor trends in mortality and survival for specific cancers.
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With the sun out and temps up, these two young supporters, Eliza and Greta Brooks, asked their parents if they could set up a lemonade stand to raise money for Fred Hutch. We couldn't be more proud of you girls. Thank you, and keep up the good work!
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Congrats to Fred Hutch’s Dr. Sunil Hingorani, who has received $1 million from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to develop better therapies for pancreatic cancer. http://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2017/06/hutch-scientists-to-develop-bioassay-ovarian-cancer.html#hingorani
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This leukemia drug's story is worthy of a soap opera: Once hailed as the first so-called "magic bullet" drug, efficacy concerns led to its abrupt withdrawal from the market. Now, it is on the cusp of a comeback moment as a new study finds a 'home run' benefit for certain patients. Meet gemtuzumab ozogamicin, or Mylotarg.
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Jennifer Griffith, a highly regarded, longtime Washington, D.C., insider, has joined Fred Hutch as its vice president of Government Relations and Community Relations. From serving as chief of staff for a U.S. senator to planning and managing the Capitol Hill ceremonies of President Obama’s first Inauguration Day to working the halls of Congress as a lobbyist, she brings a depth of experience to her new role.
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“Clarity of purpose drew me to Fred Hutch,” said our new VP of Communications & Marketing Lynann Bradbury, who stepped into her role this week. “No matter where you sit in the organization or what role you play, you know the ultimate purpose here is to cure cancer.”
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In a tale of research going in unexpected directions, a team of evolutionary biologists has found that a gene family dubbed "wtf" can poison its own host. This so-called "selfish gene" yields no benefit to the host, a type of yeast, but may have driven the fungus's evolution.
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Learn more about how our doctors are reprogramming T-cells to make them stronger and better cancer "killing machines" in this new video featuring #immunotherapy Drs. David Maloney and Stan Riddell.
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There's a link between regular aspirin use and better survival for colorectal cancer survivors — but for whom? A new study sifts through a large population and finds the link holds up only for those with the most common tumor subtype.
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