Singing, dancing, dignitaries mark opening
of UCI-Fred Hutch Cancer Centre

The Uganda Cancer Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center recently celebrated the opening of a new, state-of-the-art home for their decade-long alliance.

Don’t douche, and other lessons about the vaginal microbiome

Entire miniature worlds exist inside our bodies. And for women, those myriad microorganisms that are at home between our legs can have a giant impact.

HPV vaccinations save men's lives, too

A new study shows cervical cancer immunization also cuts guys’ risks of HPV-related cancers.

Good sleep may improve breast cancer survival

Study finds link between pre-diagnosis sleep deprivation and increased breast cancer mortality.

Do e-cigarettes help smokers quit tobacco?

Study finds the evidence is not there, but a Fred Hutch expert asserts they should remain in one’s quit-smoking toolkit.

‘Traffic cop’ tumor molecule that causes spread of pancreatic cancer discovered 

Researchers find molecule that switches on metastasis, or spread, in pancreas cancers. Testing for this molecule could help guide treatment.

Taking immunotherapy to the next level

Dr. Matthias Stephan combines immunology, bioengineering and gene therapy to harness the immune system to treat solid tumors.

Viruses on a plane!

Flu that infects mainly children circles globe more slowly than types that hit jet-setting adults.

Science looks before viruses leap

What a semi-nomadic ethnic group — and their performing monkeys — can teach us about how viruses jump from animals to humans.

Ride Obliteride's New 10-Mile Loop Around Lake Union

Grab your friends and have fun on this short ride from Fred Hutch to Gas Works Park. All riders are treated to a weekend of live entertainment, food and beverages. Want more of a challenge? Sign up to ride 25 to 150 miles. Register to ride or volunteer at obliteride.org.

Base 2 Space: Thread the Needle

Do you love Fred Hutch? Do you love the Space Needle? Then Oct. 3, 2015, is a date you must save on your calendar. For the first time in the Space Needle’s 53-year history, members of the public can climb the tower’s 832 steps in the inaugural Base 2 Space stair climb. Fred Hutch will receive 100 percent of all donations.

Debunking 3 myths of estate planning

It’s easy to assume that what you read about estate planning is true. You may be surprised to read about these estate-planning fallacies.

Thank a caregiver

Give thanks to a special caregiver, doctor or nurse with a tribute gift to Fred Hutch. We will acknowledge your gift with a hand-addressed notecard sent to the person you wish to honor. Visit fredhutch.org/honor for more information.

Register for Celebrity Steak-Out

Join Brotherton Cadillac, Seattle Met Magazine and Fred Hutch at Morton’s The Steakhouse for your chance to be served by local and national celebrities, all to benefit Fred Hutch.

Donate Alaska Airlines miles

Help reduce travel costs for cancer patients and families who may not have the means to travel to Seattle for treatment. Miles also help us create travel packages for our fundraising events.

Dye derived from scorpion venom will target brain cancer in kids
The Seattle Times, June 4, 2015

What if Americans ate like South Africans and vice versa?
NPR, May 16, 2015

The mindful geek: A radically new way to quit smoking
The Huffington Post, May 1, 2015