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Metastatic breast cancer experts | DEI Progress Report | Drug-resistant prostate cancer ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View as Web page <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=sBHAPF84MBDRsLDWUSHyKgFoPPR0xBTEuAC2EcJREHZgUA7GFE-6xw> <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=E5scQ4omqny1kufv8evN7bX5ONVosHd8lo_QEXooFPUJPBxDhh43aw> <https://secure.fredhutch.org/images/content/pagebuilder/fhcc-eml-hdr-shadow.png> <https://secure.fredhutch.org/images/content/pagebuilder/hdr-eml-hutch-news-fhcc.jpg> November 21, 2024 ⋅ A monthly digest of the latest from Fred Hutch Experts break down survival strategies for patients and caregivers <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=QsYucpW8HPUsgc45XW2u2VeBWXZZmhkV7_6pgX5_j4YouSG2F6g4WA> Fred Hutch Cancer Center brought together a host of experts in early November to share tips, tools, resources and strategies for creating the best quality of life while living with metastatic breast cancer, commonly known as “mets.” Organized by Fred Hutch medical oncologist Natasha Hunter, MD, and radiation oncologist Benjamin Li, MD, the hybrid online/live event drew nearly 175 participants, most of them diagnosed either with metastatic disease from the beginning (de novo) or who progressed to MBC after going through treatment for early-stage disease. Fred Hutch research shows that about 20% of early-stage breast cancer patients recur within 20 years. Topics covered everything from self-care to spirituality, relationship conflicts to financial concerns, clinical research to coping with uncertainty. Along with keynote speeches and resource-packed presentations, scientists gauged patients’ interest in potential interventions and oncologists role-played to demonstrate how to ask about clinical trials. There was also a recording booth where people could share their cancer stories. Learn more about the event and the resources available <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=1MnCmbDUKLa30KA2Cj03o6zDcBc0nGKSAg ULsgAJaNreepqU7T7hoA> . ________________________________ DEI Annual Progress Report <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=moL2PaqfPvqltlXtuH-pICppsu_bJI39VKXt-aQtJ1JY-HxhOKNK0g> Photo by Connor O'Shaughnessy / Fred Hutch News Service This year's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Progress Report <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=XMeEhd1tuB5T53NiBXsxVD1b9ZxddO0Z6-QFjX3LcOyDgLn8vM7PXg> focuses on the promise that Fred Hutch values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. To highlight this, we are presenting the progress we have made in the context of each of our values and sharing stories that help to support our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, anti-oppression and accessibility. ________________________________ The Latest New deputy CMO brings Texas-sized expertise <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=Q6WIg7DX6U4bFk0FtWf-ShiYra01O6_tohalEQVASkmaLxkXjGbJNg> Fred Hutch’s new deputy chief medical officer, Nicole Fleming, MD, brings expertise as a doctor, surgeon, researcher, administrator, mentor and mother of three school-age children that fits well with the mission of a recently merged organization coping with growing pains. Finding therapies for drug-resistant prostate cancer <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=ns2CExPM2TbFhrbDMIUVgpA8YlfC8G61RHWR1z8Ddfjs26hBigCMIg> Researchers at Fred Hutch and the Institute of Cancer Research in London just received a $1 million grant from the Prostate Cancer Foundation to focus on the last links of the supply chain, a process called mRNA translation. Funding drives six breast cancer studies <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=GRM3XpmYujmXY9FH5LkOB15KZfHWLmrh6vvJnRepAqzIZ5U4NY_f0Q> Six Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium scientists received new funding from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to launch or continue studies aimed at improving outcomes in breast cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Laying the groundwork for a cancer-preventive vaccine <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=FuPd3MT6PCixUmlMplM6qURL6NHePNZalnhgEjPndkIAxRNulzcFsA> Behind one fifth of cancer cases around the world lurks a pathogen. The connective-tissue cancer Kaposi sarcoma even gave its name to the herpesvirus that causes it: Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, or KSHV, a problem in regions where HIV exacts a major public health toll. Three Fred Hutch researchers have teamed up to lay the groundwork for a KSHV vaccine through a five-year, $3.84 million grant. Mammogram vans remove barriers <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=cylPw01_vSTVC_aIOW4wzAG-czu38r67cA6TBNEJWB_wwHqxYKkCVA> Mobile mammography vans — “mammovans” for short — are intended to remove barriers that people face accessing mammograms in under-resourced communities. The vans, operating six days a week, can each perform nearly two dozen scans per day throughout the Puget Sound region. Clinic supports patients’ intimacy needs <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=nHh0NdhWCMCNUUlUZRRRMIAV8JlyQeHaF_KUtO4ti_4TdlP1kybq7g> Patients undergoing treatment at Fred Hutch have access to a wide range of supportive care services designed to provide holistic care. The latest of these is the Breast Sexual Health Clinic, opened earlier this year, led by breast oncology and sexual health advanced practice provider Kelly A. Nelson, ARNP, DNP. Special antibody may protect infants from RSV <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=93lADVkoopOgNtI8vhPDCcvFjzE-bploJWboLgds-vCpZ4WXB1V6iA> A new proof-of-concept study from Fred Hutch scientists suggests a different vaccine strategy that could potentially shore up infant immunity to respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, while sidestepping the problems encountered by prior investigational childhood RSV vaccines. ________________________________ Good News Finding a calling in the midst of chemo <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=cO1BDjJdifRGpin8kXtvyz5hFoQJNTBhfwdH7Dr4NXjA_KJhi2aSOw> In December 2013 — just one class shy of earning her business degree — Vinnie Garcha was diagnosed with cancer. It would change the trajectory of her life and two years later she began training to become a mammographer. New initiative bolsters Washington state life sciences <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=Ba2fVLvR1aHyCu9Q4nfdWYr6juA9eOQVZXSKcvY7Dc_RJtCI1BvS3A> Fred Hutch researchers developing immunotherapies using engineered adaptive immune system cells have received over $4 million in research grants from the Washington Research Foundation (WRF). Taking action to honor all those experiencing cancer <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=YNqYeiZijrz660iqfRryGQCxuuycpxbZ9jNa_L6aXKfjb4zrEp1Nww> For legacy donor and volunteer leader Renee Hawkes, supporting Fred Hutch combines a commitment to cures with a lifetime of financial expertise. ________________________________ Double Your Impact on GivingTuesday! 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