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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.


 
 
Largest-ever gift to the Hutch will accelerate lifesaving immunotherapy research
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For Your Health
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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. 
Smoking Man
 
Dr. Jonathan Bricker’s online quit-smoking program offers free, expert guidance on kicking the habit.
Denise Galloway
 
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.
Dr. Larissa Korde
 
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.
 
 
Science Matters
Phil Greenberg
 

Dr. Phil Greenberg’s early-stage T-cell therapies have helped put some leukemia patients into prolonged remission.

Herpes
 
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.
 
 
Get Involved
Dottie's Bridge
 
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.”
Seattle turns orange
 
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.

Michael Pollan
 

This year’s Premier Chefs Dinner features journalist and bestselling author Michael Pollan. RSVP now.

Amazon Smile
 

Doing some online shopping? Sign up with AmazonSmile and Amazon will donate half a percent of the price of eligible purchases to Fred Hutch.

Shore Run / Walk
 

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.

Planned Giving
 
Now you can help Fred Hutch and lower your taxes with a charitable remainder trust.
Dance for a Cure

Join us for an evening of entertainment by nationally recognized dancers and singers as well as pre-professional dance students.

GiveBIG
 

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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Fred Hutch in the News
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Apr. 8, 2014
The Seattle Times, Apr. 7, 2014
Medpage Today, Apr. 3, 2014
 
 
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