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E-news from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center  |  August 2013
 
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Dr. Chris Li is investigating breast cancer risk factors.
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Older women who take antihypertensive drugs may be more likely to develop breast cancer.
For Your Health
Defining cancer only as lesions that might be fatal could reduce overtreatment for the disease's less-threatening forms.
woman excercising
Exercise can extend breast cancer survivors' lives, but fewer than 8 percent of them meet U.S. physical activity guidelines during the decade after diagnosis.
Obliteride riders
Nearly 700 riders and 650 volunteers participated in the inaugural Obliteride bicycling event, with 100 percent of every dollar raised going to Fred Hutch cancer research.
Science Matters
Dr. Jim Olson
Dr. Jim Olson's latest project uses crowdfunding to pursue drugs derived from proteins in plants and animals.
New Premera Blue Cross collaboration aims to improve patient care
The Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research is partnering with Premera Blue Cross to address gaps in cancer care and make it more cost effective.
Dr. Nancy Hutchison
More than 20 teachers came to Fred Hutch this summer to work alongside scientists, learn the latest techniques and find new ways to inspire students.
Team receives major federal grant to develop precision treatments
A new, $4 million grant will help Drs. Chris Kemp and Carla Grandori develop therapies that kill cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue.
Dr.Martin McIntosh
Dr. Martin McIntosh's team received a National Cancer Institute grant to identify proteins that could help harness the immune system's power to control cancer.
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Dr. Eric Holland
A renowned brain cancer researcher, Holland is leading a new Fred Hutch/University of Washington initiative to revolutionize treatment for all solid tumors.
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Carcinoma: What’s in a name?
Psychology Today, July 31, 2013
Quotes Dr. Brian Reid about the redefinition of "cancer"
Gregoire named to Fred Hutch's board
Puget Sound Business Journal, June 21, 2013
Quotes Fred Hutch President and Director Dr. Larry Corey about new board members, including former Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire
'I don't want to be only person cured of HIV'
The Seattle Times, June 17, 2013
Features "Berlin patient" Timothy Ray Brown's visit to Fred Hutch
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