Fat's fatal link to prostate cancer
Obese men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer have more than two-and-a-half times the risk of dying from the disease as compared to men of normal weight.
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Cancer in Our Lives The Hutchinson Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance are offering a series of free programs to help educate and empower anyone impacted by cancer. Whether you are a patient, caregiver, family member or friend, these discussions will give you the tools to face cancer with hope and courage. Read more »

Aspirin reduces the risk of esophageal cancer
People with the most aggressive form of the precancerous condition Barrett's esophagus benefit significantly from preventive therapy with aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs.
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Testing vaccines to halt the deadly AIDS virus
The first large-scale HIV-vaccine trial on the African continent is now under way, led by scientists from the Hutchinson Center and South Africa.
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Better treatment for non-Hodgkins lymphoma
Targeted radiation appears to be a safer and more effective treatment for older non-Hodgkins lymphoma patients than total-body irradiation or high-dose chemotherapy.
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Genetic clues to pancreatic cancer
Hutchinson Center researchers have identified the gene sequence that causes a rare form of deadly pancreatic cancer.
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