Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center together with its partners the University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital and the Seattle Cancer Consotrium Alliance form the Fred Hutchinsonr/University of Washington Cancer Consortium. The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center attracts preeminent researchers in the field of cancer research and treatment, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. On board on three Nobel Laureates, a MacArthur Fellow, six members of the Institute of Medicine and other award winning physticans and researchers. The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute is noteworthy. The Center is located in Seattle, Washington.
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1100 Fairview Ave. N. PO Box 19024 Seattle, WA 98109
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Researchers confirm genetic alteration that triggers prostate cancer in mice and man
Jan 28, 2008 |
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A team of researchers led by Valeri Vasioukhin, Ph.D., and Peter Nelson, M.D., both investigators in the Human Biology Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has confirmed that a molecular change found in human ...
Red wine vs. white? It makes no difference when it comes to breast-cancer risk
Mar 09, 2009 |
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The largest study of its kind to evaluate the effect of red versus white wine on breast-cancer risk concludes that both are equal offenders when it comes to increasing breast-cancer risk. The results of the study, led by ...
PET scan can non invasively measure early assessment of treatment for common type of breast cancer
May 26, 2009 |
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Non-invasive imaging can measure how well patients with the most common form of breast cancer - estrogen receptor positive type - respond to standard aromatase inhibitor therapy after only two weeks and shows similar findings ...
Long-term tamoxifen use increases risk of an aggressive, hard to treat type of second breast cancer
Aug 25, 2009 |
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While long-term tamoxifen use among breast cancer survivors decreases their risk of developing the most common, less aggressive type of second breast cancer, such use is associated with a more than four-fold increased risk ...
Obesity, alcohol consumption and smoking increase the risk of second breast cancer
Sep 08, 2009 |
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It is well known that survivors of breast cancer have a much higher risk of developing a second breast cancer than women in the general population have of developing a first breast cancer. However, little is known about what ...
Studies find few risks to newborn offspring of parents who are childhood cancer survivors
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Whether they can have children is one of the major concerns for adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer because fertility can be compromised by cancer treatment. For cancer survivors who can have children, two ...
Study finds widespread vitamin and mineral use among cancer survivors
Feb 01, 2008 |
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Use of vitamin and mineral supplements among cancer survivors is widespread, despite inconclusive evidence that such use is beneficial, according to a comprehensive review of scientific literature conducted by researchers ...
Link between migraines and reduced breast cancer risk confirmed in follow-up study
Jul 09, 2009 |
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The relationship between migraine headaches in women and a significant reduction in breast cancer risk has been confirmed in a follow-on study to landmark research published last year and conducted by scientists at Fred Hutchinson ...
Migraines associated with lower risk of breast cancer
Nov 06, 2008 |
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Women who suffer from migraines may take at least some comfort in a recent, first-of-its-kind study that suggests a history of such headaches is associated with a significantly lower risk of breast cancer. Christopher I. ...
Symptom screening plus a simple blood test improves early detection of ovarian cancer
Jun 23, 2008 |
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Women's reports of persistent, recent-onset symptoms linked to ovarian cancer – abdominal or pelvic pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and abdominal bloating – when combined with the CA125 blood test may improve ...
Study reveals why certain ovarian cancers develop resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy
Feb 10, 2008 |
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A team of researchers led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has identified a new mechanism that explains why some recurrent ovarian tumors become resistant to treatment with commonly used platinum-based chemotherapy ...
A solution to Darwin's 'mystery of the mysteries' emerges from the dark matter of the genome
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Biological species are often defined on the basis of reproductive isolation. Ever since Darwin pointed out his difficulty in explaining why crosses between two species often yield sterile or inviable progeny (for instance, ...
An 'HIV-test' equivalent for the early detection of lung cancer
Sep 16, 2008 |
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A team of researchers led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center reports online today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology the validation of a potential "HIV-test" equivalent for the early detection of lung cancer. The te ...
First use of antibody and stem cell transplantation to successfully treat advanced leukemia
Nov 05, 2009 |
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For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have reported the use of a radiolabeled antibody to deliver targeted doses of radiation, followed by a stem cell transplant, to successfully treat ...
Hormone therapy raises cancer risk
Jan 16, 2008 |
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Menopausal women who take hormone combinations for their symptoms are more likely to get an uncommon type of breast cancer much earlier than experts believed.
