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New methods reveal cancer mechanism in ancient genes
Fred Hutch researchers discover that overproduction of DNA packaging material predicts aggressive brain and breast tumors, which could lead to cheaper diagnostic tests and new drug therapies

The Beam: Consult process for proton therapy, secret lives of staff and meet the newest radiation therapist
What is the intake process for proton therapy treatment? Learn about our staff's interests outside of work; meet Paul Lee, RTT

After 17 years of recurring tumors, retired teacher has proton therapy to treat cancer in the spine – and preempt future tumors
Robert Redman learned to ‘take it one day at a time.’

Two doses of the HPV vaccine is all you need
Long-term immunity from human papillomavirus infections — and the deadly cancers they can drive — reached with just two jabs

Novel regimen greatly reduced chronic GVHD in phase 2 study at Fred Hutch
Substituting cyclophosphamide for a standard post-transplant immunosuppressant is a “gamechanger”

Skin in the game: Changing the story of Merkel cell carcinoma
How the Nghiem Lab and its supporters are improving outcomes for patients with a rare cancer

The Beam: Updates from proton patients; new CT machine; alcohol and cancer; meet our new IT specialist
Proton patients share goals; new dual-energy CT is better for proton planning; registered dietitian weighs in on alcohol; introducing IT specialist Frank Romero

Dr. Sara Hurvitz receives the Smith Family Endowed Chair in Women’s Health
Flexible funding will fuel physician-scientist’s work to improve survivorship for women with cancer

Evolutionary cell biologist Dr. Grant King named a Hanna Gray Fellow
Long fascinated by life seen and unseen, King awarded eight years of funding to finish postdoctoral training at Fred Hutch and establish an independent lab

Could fecal microbiota transplantation help patients heal after stem cell transplantation?
Phase 2 clinical trial shows a safe dose from a specific donor helped with gut microbiome recovery in people with cancer

Cold air makes oxygen toxic for worms
Fred Hutch study shows C. elegans, a microscopic worm, can survive low temperatures if oxygen supply is also low

Saying goodbye to a community partner and friend
Bridgette Hempstead, founder of Cierra Sisters and staunch health equity research advocate, remembered as a force for underserved patients

Surprising findings about blood cell mutations bode well for transplant recipients
Fred Hutch researchers compared blood samples from 16 recipient-donor pairs, some more than 45 years after transplant

Tricking cells into trashing cancer
Fred Hutch chemical biologist rapidly reduces lung tumors in mice with a tagging system that grabs cancer-causing proteins and hauls them out with the molecular trash

Navigating a brand-new cancer diagnosis
Fred Hutch nurse navigation program expands, reducing waiting time for new appointments and treatment

50 years of doing hard things
Founded in 1975 to honor a brother, Fred Hutch Cancer Center pursued bold science, pioneered a cure for blood diseases that changed medicine and became a world-class biomedical research and clinical care institution

Starting the year smarter
How patients, providers, researchers and others stay informed amid a deluge of data and information

Leonard and Norma Klorfine Endowed Chair for Clinical Research awarded to Dr. Geoffrey Hill
Funding will help facilitate inter-institutional collaboration and foundational data capture for immunological research