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News from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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The Bezos family’s $20 million gift will help Fred Hutch continue on its long record of discovery in cancer immunotherapy. The tiny white cloud at the tip of this test tube is made up of 20 million cancer-fighting T cells, part of a promising immunotherapy developed by Hutch researchers.
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Largest-ever gift to the Hutch will accelerate lifesaving immunotherapy research
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Dr. Garnet Anderson and her colleagues are
investigating whether specialized cocoa extract can reduce the risk of heart
attacks and strokes.
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Dr. Jonathan Bricker’s online quit-smoking
program offers free, expert guidance on kicking the habit.
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A federal committee recommended the FDA approve a
DNA test that could be more effective than the Pap test – and save more women’s
lives. The new test builds on breakthroughs by Dr. Denise Galloway’s team.
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A new report underscores how colonoscopies have
reduced colon cancer mortality.
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Drs. Elizabeth Swisher and Larissa Korde weigh
in on a study that shows women with BRCA gene mutations could reduce their
breast and ovarian cancer risk by having their ovaries removed by age 35.
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Dr. Phil Greenberg’s early-stage T-cell therapies have
helped put some leukemia patients into prolonged remission.
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Dr. Joshua Schiffer is using mathematical models
to answer a vexing question: When one member of a couple has herpes, how can he
or she avoid passing it to their partner?
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Dr. Beverly Torok-Storb created a special lab to
help students cultivate an interest in science; Rainier Beach High School students
visited Fred Hutch to experience it first-hand.
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The new “Dottie’s Bridge” endowment is designed
to grow and support promising researchers at a crucial time in their careers,
thanks to a gift from the “mother of bone marrow transplantation.”
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From the Seattle Great Wheel to Two Union
Square, city landmarks are aglow with orange lights to celebrate and support
Obliteride, Fred Hutch’s annual bicycling and fundraising event that takes
place this August.
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This
year’s Premier Chefs Dinner features journalist and bestselling author Michael
Pollan. RSVP now.
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Doing some online shopping? Sign up with AmazonSmile
and Amazon will donate half a percent of the price of eligible purchases to
Fred Hutch.
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Run or walk with your family and friends while enjoying breathtaking views on this point-to-point 5K or 10K race along the western shore of Lake Washington.
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Now you can help Fred Hutch
and lower your taxes with a charitable remainder trust.
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Join
us for an evening of entertainment by nationally recognized dancers and singers
as well as pre-professional dance students.
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Join people from all over the region in The Seattle
Foundation's one-day, online giving event and help save lives faster by
supporting Fred Hutch.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Apr. 8, 2014
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The Seattle Times, Apr. 7, 2014
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Medpage Today, Apr. 3, 2014
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© 2014 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave N. PO Box 19024 Seattle, WA 98109
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