Mozart, Meditation and a Yoga Mat: Oncologists Welcome Certain Integrative Therapies Into the Breast Cancer Treatment Mix

A breast cancer patient dealing with anxiety, depression or mood swings could soon be encouraged by her oncologist to learn meditation techniques, join a yoga class or put music to therapeutic use. Today, the American Society of Clinical Oncology...
11-Jun-2018 6:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Head of Allen Institute and Top Lyft Executive Join Fred Hutch Board of Trustees

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced the election of a new board of trustees chair, a new vice chair and two new members. Each brings additional expertise in finance, technology, bioscience and data science as the Hutch accelerates...
8-Jun-2018 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Fred Hutch Tip Sheet: Cancer care costs and delivery, partnering with Microsoft, Mt. Everest fundraiser climb, more

This month's tip sheet from Fred Hutch includes information about cancer care delivery and costs, partnering with Microsoft, understanding/changing cancer's genetics and a Mt. Everest climb for cancer research fundraising. To pursue any of these...
1-Jun-2018 8:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Fred Hutch Scientists to Feature Health Economics, Next-Gen Immunotherapy, Health Disparities and More at ASCO

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s latest findings will be featured at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, “Delivering Discoveries: Expanding the Reach of Precision Medicine,” to be held June 1–5 in...
24-May-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Fred Hutch Tip Sheet: Epstein-Barr Virus, CMV Breakthroughs, Immunotherapy Advances, Brain Cancer and Head and Neck Tumors

This month's tip sheet from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center includes story ideas about moving toward a vaccine for Epstein-Barr virus, tissue samples from 1989 that have led to CMV breakthroughs today, immunotherapy advances and research...
7-May-2018 7:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Fred Hutch Scientists to Feature Next-Generation T-Cell Therapies, Big Data, Precision Medicine and More at AACR

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s latest findings will be featured in about 50 presentations at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, “Driving Innovative Cancer Science to Patient Care,” to be held April...
10-Apr-2018 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Fred Hutch Tip Sheet - 04/03/18

The Fred Hutch Tip Sheet includes story ideas about: New paths to malaria prevention; proteins involved in muscular dystrophy; pathogen-associated cancers; lung cancer in women who never smoked; financial impact of cancer care; more
2-Apr-2018 10:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Debunking 6 Misconceptions About Colorectal Cancer

It’s the second-most common cancer killer in the U.S., but misconceptions about colorectal cancer can keep people from accessing the preventive care and treatment they might need. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center experts address some of the...
8-Mar-2018 4:05 PM EST Add to Favorites