In this issue:

Thursday, February 21, 2002

Vol 8, Issue 4

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Photo by Clay Eals

Carol Johnson, clinical pharmacist for the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, ponders the risks and benefits of hormone-replacement therapy. A Public Health Sciences Division study recently found that HRT results in a 1.7-fold increase in breast-cancer risk among postmenopausal women.

SCIENCE ARTICLES

Rebalancing the scales on HRT: While definitive WHI data won't be ready for two or three years, study shows increased breast-cancer risk in menopausal women who take therapy

Hope from an alternate strategy: Deeg trials show that when healing turns to cancerous cellular takeover, anti-inflammatory drugs may block fatal myelodysplastic syndrome

Gotta love those viruses: Infectious agents earn scientists' affection, says researcher Adam Geballe, who examines gene expression in CMV

Visualizing the unseeable: Ferr?-D'Amar?, Stoddard, Strong research reveals structures of molecules that fight tumor cells, metabolize DNA, RNA

"Cushioned by knowledge," Christianer finds help at CIS for husband's AML

GENERAL ARTICLES

The "big challenge" of financial paperwork: "I like to see how much I can do and how much I can get caught up on," says Accounts Payable's Athena Wilson

Peak performance: Staff members gear up to ascend Rainier, Baker, Glacier for June-July fund-raising Climb to Fight Breast Cancer

Hutch night at the SuperSonics bounces in on Friday, March 22; sales to help Alliance patients

BRIEFS

Human-subjects class coming Wednesday, April 3, in Pelton

Don't forget to renew your Hutch Pass - and you can do it online!

'Day in the (Seward) Park' seeks team coordinator from the Hutch

Tune to KIXI-AM on Saturday mornings for Alliance shows

New on-line resource has info, real-time access to counselors

Find Current Protocols, ScienceDirect on Arnold Library's page on Internet

Is the sensor for your laboratory's chemical fume-hood sash broken?

Does the forecast call for snow? Call an inclement-weather hotline

Ready to donate blood this year? Next on-site chance is March 15

Hutch School seeks volunteer tutors

Payback rate is 36.5 cents per mile