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‘You don’t need to be an artist to participate in art therapy’
Fred Hutch social worker provides new art-based therapy programs for patients

Outstanding people are the Heart of the Hutch
Fred Hutch clinical and admin teams share their passion for helping patients, faculty

Bridging the pain communication gap
Cancer patient and providers share experiences, tips on communicating pain to inform symptoms and treatments

Navigating a cancer diagnosis while pregnant
Rare genetic mutation leads to cancer, treatment and vigilant screening for family

Second Fred Hutch clinic building opens in Seattle
New building in South Lake Union comes with new imaging suites, automated parking and a care model that puts patients at the center of everything

Immunotherapy helps retired fisheries biologist get back to normal
Advanced chondrosarcoma – 'shark' cancer – has no standard treatments beyond surgery, but Fred Hutch oncologist explores new option for patient

Cancer, COVID-19 and proceeding with caution
Patients in treatment and those with compromised or suppressed immune systems eye the future — and pandemic’s wane — warily

New cancer drugs lead to life-threatening financial choices
Hutch researchers in HICOR take on one of cancer treatment’s deadliest side effects, financial toxicity; call for Medicare policy change

Tip Sheet: COVID-19 vaccines, COVID-19 and cancer patients, smoking cessation apps, structural racism in medicine – and more
Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news with links for additional background and media contacts.

Fred Hutch announces new collaboration with Roche leveraging digital technology to help cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
Project will focus on reducing unplanned emergency department visits through a remote monitoring system

Measles and cancer patients. What to do?
Measles seldom crossed paths with cancer survivors, but now that may change

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’

Flu season tips for cancer patients
It’s bad out there. Here are 7 things you need to know to protect yourself — and others

Love in the time of cancer — three couples find romance despite disease
Getting dumped after diagnosis isn’t the only story out there; meet three couples who found romance despite disease

The ‘cancer Olympics’: Why envy, rivalry exist among some patients
Survivors often compare their cancers — a normal yet potentially unhealthy exercise, experts say

About half with cancer face a religious struggle; a patient, chaplain and grieving mom reveal how cancer reshaped their views
About half of those with cancer face a religious struggle; a patient, chaplain and grieving mom reveal how cancer reshaped their views

Say what? Medical jargon leaves cancer patients feeling lost in translation
Say what?! Confusing medical jargon and topsy-turvy language can leave a lot of patients feeling lost in translation