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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

2010

February

Racial disparities persist in the diagnosis of advanced breast cancer and colon cancer in the United States
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 02/09/2010

January

Study details first successful use of expanded umbilical-cord blood units to treat leukemia
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 01/18/2010

2009

December

Aggressive infection control program protects cancer patients from acquiring clinic-based H1N1 influenza
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 12/16/2009
Hutchinson Center wins $55.4 million contract to become sole operator of the NCI Cancer Information Service
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 12/04/2009
Cholesterol-lowering drugs also may protect stem cell transplant patients from a potentially deadly complication
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 12/04/2009

November

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center receives a pledge of $10 million to bolster immunotherapy research
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 11/23/2009
First report of using radiolabeled antibodies and stem cell transplantation to successfully treat advanced leukemia
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 11/05/2009

October

Hutchinson Center researcher secures $7.9 million NCI grant for esophageal cancer research
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 10/30/2009
Cancer treatment guidelines for diverse Asian economies use model developed at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 10/30/2009
$4.8 million federal stimulus grant launches feasibility study of massive endeavor to measure all human proteins
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 10/27/2009
A solution to Darwin's 'mystery of mysteries' emerges from the dark matter of the genome
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 10/26/2009
Statewide teen smoking-cessation trial is the first to achieve significant increase in prolonged quit rates
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 10/12/2009
Two Hutchinson Center scientists receive a total of $16.7 million for collaborative stem cell research
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 10/07/2009
Studies find few risks to newborn offspring of parents who are childhood cancer survivors
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 10/05/2009
$16 million in federal stimulus funding establishes Seattle as a hub of comparative-effectiveness research in cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 10/05/2009

September

$16.8 million grant awarded to develop new ways to treat a life-threatening complication of stem-cell transplantation
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 09/30/2009
Study find that vaccination of children and 70 percent of U.S. population could control swine flu pandemic
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 09/10/2009
Study finds obesity, alcohol consumption and smoking increase the risk of developing a second breast cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 09/08/2009

August

Turning back the clock: Fasting prolongs reproductive life span
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 08/27/2009
Long-term tamoxifen use increases the risk of an aggressive, difficult to treat type of second breast cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 08/25/2009
W.M. Keck Foundation awards $1 million to Hutchinson Center scholar to study how cells go awry
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 08/03/2009
Tuberculosis vaccines, drugs and diagnostics under development expected to have major impact one the disease
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 08/03/2009
Regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 08/03/2009
OHSU to Study Whether Low-Fat Dieting Benefits Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 08/03/2009

July

Link between migraines and reduced breast cancer risk confirmed in follow-up study
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 07/09/2009

May

Markers for inflammation discovered in breast cancer survivors are linked to survival
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 05/26/2009

February

Largest Study of its Kind Finds Multivitamins have no Impact on Risk of Cancer or Heart Disease in Postmenopausal Women
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 02/09/2009
Marijuana Use Linked to Increased Risk of Testicular Cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 02/09/2009

January

Research Highlight -- Paying Less to Tackle Climate Change
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 01/23/2009
Transplant Program Tops in Expected One-Year Survival Rate
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 01/22/2009

2008

November

Migraines Associated with Lower Risk of Breast Cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 11/06/2008

October

Hutchinson Center researcher receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant for innovative global-health research
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 10/22/2008
International implementation of breast health guidelines for developing countries published by Cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 10/06/2008

September

An 'HIV-test' equivalent for early detection of lung cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 09/15/2008

August

New Map, Website Outlines Willamette River Water Issues
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 08/29/2008

July

A new biomarker for early cancer detection? Research reveals that 'microRNA' may fit the bill
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 07/28/2008
Hutchinson Center receives $7.6 million federal grant to study how genetic variations influence risk of common diseases
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 07/17/2008
'Hibernation-on-demand' drug hydrogen sulfide significantly improves survival after extreme blood loss
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 07/01/2008

June

Symptom screening plus a simple blood test equals a 20 percent jump in early detection of ovarian cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 06/23/2008
Patient's own infection-fighting T cells put late-stage melanoma into long-term remission — without chemotherapy or radiation
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 06/18/2008
Researchers identify biomarkers of early-stage pancreatic cancer in mice and man
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 06/09/2008
Research explains how advanced prostate cancer becomes resistant to androgen-deprivation therapy
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 06/01/2008

May

Researchers document rapid, dramatic 'reverse evolution' in the threespine stickleback fish
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 05/15/2008
When to wait and when to treat? New program will search for biomarkers in men with prostate cancer to help find an answer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 05/02/2008
New study raises questions about prostate cancer therapies targeting insulin-like growth factor receptor
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 05/01/2008

April

The ties that bind: mothers and offspring can share cells throughout life — with positive and negative effects
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 04/30/2008
Nobel laureate Dr. Linda Buck elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2008 Class of Fellows
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 04/28/2008
Life Sciences Discovery Fund awards $2.2 million to support new solid-tumor research program
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 04/17/2008

March

Fifty-plus community leaders and local celebrities declare their support for colon-cancer screening awareness initiative
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 03/17/2008
Pandemic flu may be well mitigated until a vaccine is available
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 03/10/2008

February

What's good for the heart may be good for the prostate
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 02/12/2008
Study reveals why certain ovarian cancers develop resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 02/10/2008

January

Study finds widespread vitamin and mineral use among cancer survivors, although benefits of such use remain unclear
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 01/31/2008
Evolutionary 'battle scars' identify enhanced antiviral activity
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 01/24/2008
Combined Hormone Therapy Increases Risk of Lobular Breast Cancer Fourfold After Just Three Years of Use
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 01/15/2008

2007

December

Gene neighbors may have taken turns battling retroviruses
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 12/20/2007
Could hydrogen sulfide hold the key to a long life?
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 12/03/2007