Certain infectious agents, from human papillomavirus to the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, can directly or indirectly lead to cancer, and as many as one in five cancer patients worldwide can trace their disease to a pathogen. Fred Hutch is tackling the problem of infection-related malignancies head-on with a focused, collaborative approach: the new Pathogen-Associated Malignancies Integrated Research Center. Dr. Denise Galloway, who helped pave the way for the cancer-preventive HPV vaccine, is leading the effort.
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Join the Climb to Fight Cancer in 2018 and support Fred Hutch by ascending some of the world’s most breathtaking mountains. There are peaks for all levels of climbers. Learn more.
Join us for the 2018 Hutch Award Luncheon Jan. 24 at Safeco Field. Former MLB pitcher and five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson will be our keynote guest, and we’ll celebrate the 53rd presentation of the Hutch Award®.
The Fred Hutch vanity license plate is now available to order. This is your opportunity to accelerate lifesaving, innovative research in a unique way. For each set of Fred Hutch plates sold, $28 will fuel our scientists’ research to end cancer and related diseases once and for all.
Is it your cancerversary? Did you just finish treatment? Celebrate by rallying your network to support cancer research in your honor with a personalized Fundraise for Fred Hutch page. Get started today!
Doctors told David Strong, “If you’re in Seattle, you’re in really good hands.” Now that he has survived esophageal cancer, his wife, Anne Jannetti, adds, “We’re compelled by the Hutch’s big, hairy audacious goals to cure cancer.” Learn more about their story.
