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After a rare nasopharynx carcinoma diagnosis, North Carolina resident looked to experts at Fred Hutch
Diagnosed with a cancer rarely seen in white people and rarely treated in his home state, Mark James reached out to his brother on the west coast for advice and eventual treatment referral to a ...
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The Beam: Tips for dealing with holiday stress; learn about patient navigators; meet Dr. Sara Hardy
The holidays are a time of year when some people experience heightened emotions — from joy and excitement to anxiety and ...
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How protective antibodies get in malaria’s way
As part of an international collaboration, Fred Hutch scientists provided structural information that helped reveal how two ...
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10 years in, HICOR’s efforts boost cancer care’s value
Fred Hutch public health researchers Drs. Scott Ramsey and Veena Shankaran welcomed stakeholders to the 2024 Value in Cancer Care Summit held November 15, thanking them for 10 years of hard work to ...
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Improving randomized cancer screening trials: A new design based on late-stage cancer incidence reduction
Early cancer screening can play a transformative role in healthcare, potentially saving lives by identifying cancer before it progresses to an advanced, less treatable stage. However, designing ...
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Successful long-term outcomes for unrelated bone marrow transplants
Severe aplastic anemia is a rare bone marrow disease which is characterized by insufficient red blood cell production. This life-threatening disease typically occurs with two peaks around 25 and 60 ...
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Barriers to adherence of 1-year surveillance colonoscopy for CRC patients
Despite progress in detection and treatment, colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US. To reduce mortality rates, clinicians advise routine ...
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Nuanced and far-reaching effects of gamma secretase inhibition in the multiple myeloma patients
To investigate the broad impacts of GSIs on blood cells, Dr. David Coffey from the University of Miami and Dr. Damian Green (in collaboration with the Geoff Hill and Riddell labs of the Fred Hutch ...
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HIV’s secret sweet tooth: T cell glycosylation determines variant entry
At the cellular level, HIV-1 transmission involves a highly coordinated process whereby the virus binds to CD4 receptors and one of two coreceptors—CCR5 (R5) or CXCR4 (X4)—on host immune cells, ...
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Sequencing gut bacterial genes to improve colorectal cancer detection
Our guts are teeming with trillions of bacteria. These bacteria serve vital functions in the body: they aid in carbohydrate digestion, synthesize essential vitamins, and help modulate the function of ...
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Caitlin Kerwin, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Fred Hutch Teaching Associate, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine We make promising new treatments available to you through studies ...