Early genetic studies indicated that the gene was located at the end of chromosome 4. But where the gene was and how it became activated was a puzzle.
Latinas also have lower 5-year survival rates than non-Hispanic white women because they are more likely to be diagnosed with more advanced and aggressive tumors.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center study.
Topics: Evolutionary Arms Race, Cord Blood Stem Cells, Immune System vs. Cancer, and Tumor Vaccines
The project will study genetic information from more than 7,000 people.
New center will target cancers caused by infections.
Lack of patients for clinical trials slows cancer research
New York Times reporter Gina Kolata leads her story about how the lack of patients willing to participate in studies is hobbling cancer research with a quote from Dr. Scott Ramsey of Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Dr. Ramsay, a cancer researcher and health economist at the Seattle [...]
Gilda’s Club Seattle will host three talks next month. All talks are free and open to the public.
Talk with the Expert: Advanced Ovarian Cancer Treatment Options—Sept. 10th.
Talk with the Expert: Lung Cancer—Sept. 17th.
Keeping Healthy After Cancer—Sept. 24th.
9/10/09 Free Discussion: Talk with the Expert: Advanced Ovarian Cancer Treatment Options
Join us for Talk with the Expert; an opportunity [...]
Money and medicine
KUOW looks at the salaries of Seattle’s top docs and charity care Washington non-profit hospitals give
John Ryan, a reporter for Seattle’s Public Radio affiliate KUOW, looked at how much Seattle-area hospitals, most of which enjoy the tax benefits of non-profit status, pay their top officials and how much charity care they provide.
Salaries, Ryan [...]
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Survivorship Program will host its third annual Moving Beyond Cancer to Wellness educational event on Saturday, June 13, 2009.
The event, which is designed for cancer patients and survivors including caregivers, friends, family and health care professionals, is free, but registration is required.
Keynote speaker — Daniel Shapiro, Ph.D
The event will feature keynote speaker Daniel [...]
Video by Ken Westermann of Seattle. For more videos from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s “Get Screened!” video contest click here.
Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has announced the winners of it’s “Get Screened!” video contest.
The purpose of the competition was to promote colorectal-cancer screening.
Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer death in the U.S., but is curable if detected early.
Zach Smith of Spokane, Washington won first prize with a one-minute spot.
The [...]
Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced today that it will layoff 83 members of its staff.
The Center blamed the global economic downturn.
While income from federal research grants and contracts have remained stable, income from donations and investments is down, the Center said.
To learn more:
Read the Center’s press release below.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announces [...]
A woman’s risk of breast cancer drops “markedly” after she stops taking hormone therapy commonly used to treat menopause, according to a study in this week’s issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
Three of the study authors are from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center: Ross L. Prentice, Garnet Anderson, and Aaron K. Aragaki.
In [...]
The deadline for Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s innovative YouTube video contest to promote colon cancer screening is coming up: Jan. 30.
The spots should be 30 to 60 seconds long. You can shoot them with any video gear you want, even your cellphone, as long as it can be posted to YouTube.
Once you’ve shot [...]
[ February 12, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
Starting January 29, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will be offering a series of four free evening lectures on the fundamentals of cancer and cancer research for the general public by top scientists.
The ”Science for Life” series will break down the concepts, skip the homework and offer a chance to interact with world-class researchers in [...]
Starting January 29, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will be offering a series of four free evening lectures on the fundamentals of cancer and cancer research for the general public by top scientists.
The ”Science for Life” series will break down the concepts, skip the homework and offer a chance to interact with world-class researchers in [...]
Invisible Families: The homeless you don't see
They squeeze in with relatives, couch surf with friends or camp out in cars. More families are quietly becoming homeless, driven to the edge by a lack of jobs and affordable housing. The Seattle Times and its local news partners tackle the topic together. Project home
E-Health Records: Seattle is ahead of the curve
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