Public Health Sciences Labs & Projects
The largest of the Center's Divisions, Public Health Sciences (PHS) is organized into five distinct scientific programs, each with its own research focus and faculty.
- Biostatistics and Biomathematics Program
- Cancer Prevention Program
- Computational Biology Program
- Epidemiology Program
- Translational Research Program
The following list of projects is representative of the wide-array of public health research currently underway at the Center.
- A Multi-State Study of Cancer Treatment and Outcomes Among American Indians
Public Health Sciences - A Study of Cancer Diagnosis as a Risk Factor for Personal Bankruptcy
Public Health Sciences - Adipose Tissue Inflammation in the Etiology of Obesity-associated Chronic Disease
Public Health Sciences - Advancing Innovative Comparative Effectiveness in Cancer Diagnostics (ADVICE)
Public Health Sciences - Affinity Based Serum Proteomics: Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Public Health Sciences - Asia Cohort Consortium
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The Asia Cohort Consortium (ACC) is a collaborative effort seeking to understand the relationship between genetics, environmental exposures, and the etiology of disease through the establishment of a cohort of at least one million healthy people around the world. - Aspirin, UGT1A6 Genotype, and Colon Gene Expression study ("ABC, Aspirin and the Biology of the Colon")
Public Health Sciences - Association Between HIV and Survival after Cancer Diagnosis
Public Health Sciences - Bielas Lab
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The Bielas Lab studies the fundamental and clinical implications of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA mutations in the development of cancer and age-related disease. Translational research projects explore the potential utility of these mutations as novel DNA biomarkers for improved disease detection, treatment outcome, survival and quality of life. - Biomarkers For Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis and Screening
Public Health Sciences - Biomarkers Lab
Public Health Sciences - BRAVO Study
Public Health Sciences - Breast Cancer and HRT: Genetic Susceptibility within the Progesterone Pathway
Public Health Sciences - Breast Cancer Risk and Molecular Change After Chernobyl
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This study has two primary aims: 1) to investigate whether the risk of premenopausal breast cancer is associated with individual radiation dose to the breast from the Chernobyl accident, to estimate the risk per unit dose, to investigate the shape of the dose- response, and potential dose effect modifying factors, including molecular characteristics and established breast cancer risk factors; and 2) to investigate whether the association of breast cancer risk with radiation exposure differs according to characteristics of breast cancer, including hormone receptor status, genomic loss and gain, and specific alterations in 14 selected DMA repair genes. - Breast Health Global Initiative
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The Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI), co-sponsored by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, pioneered development of comprehensive resource-sensitive, evidence based clinical Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control to improve breast cancer outcomes in low- and middle-resource countries (LMCs) through the collaboration of an alliance of dedicated organizations and individuals. - C-erbB-2 and Risk of Contralateral Breast Cancer
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This Career Development Award expands Dr. Li's previous work on contralateral breast cancer (CBC). - Cadmium Exposure and Risk of Breast Cancer in the Women’s Health Initiative
Public Health Sciences - Cancer Biology Program
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The Cancer Biology Program, which was formed in 1991, is comprised of seven laboratories that provide opportunities for new research directions that complement and benefit from the epidemiology and cancer prevention components of the Public Health Sciences Division. - Cancer Epidemiology Research Cooperative (CERC)
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Our studies focus on the causes of cancer, cancer prevention, factors associated with cancer survival, and the effects of cancer on the quality of life. - Cancer Surveillance System
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The Cancer Surveillance System (CSS) collects population-based data on cancer incidence and survival in 13 counties in western Washington State. These cancer data are collected to provide public health scientists and practitioners with the ability to track trends in the incidence of all forms of cancer (surveillance); identify and investigate patterns of cancer occurrence (epidemiology); and monitor of trends in mortality and survival for specific cancers (end results). - Cancer Survivorship: decreasing the risk of colon cancer mortality
Public Health Sciences - CAREGEN: Genetic susceptibility and the risk of breast cancer
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This is an ancillary study of the NICHD Women’s CARE Study, a large population-based multi-center case-control study among Caucasian and African-American women that is designed primarily to evaluate the risk of breast cancer in women ages 35-64 in relation to oral contraceptive (OC) use and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). - Carlson Group
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The Carlson Group uses genetic epidemiology to investigate the genetic risk factors of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular and neurological disease. The group identifies statistical correlations between variations and disease. The group's molecular biology laboratory is then equipped to assess the molecular mechanisms behind these correlations. Recently, the lab has played a significant role in development of technologies for adaptive immune system profiling, in collaboration with Harlan Robins and Hootie Warren. These tools are being applied to a variety of arenas. - Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET)
Public Health Sciences - Ceballos Studies
Public Health Sciences - Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research in Cancer Genomics (CANCERGEN)
Public Health Sciences - Center for Hispanic Health Promotion: Reducing Cancer Disparities
Public Health Sciences - Center for the Evaluation of Biomarkers for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer
Public Health Sciences - Characterization of the Gut Bacteria involved in Isoflavone and Estrogen Metabolism
Public Health Sciences - Chen Lab
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The Chu Chen Lab is conducting a hospital-based study to discover biomarkers that may improve diagnosis and prognosis of oral cancer. Several other studies focus on the links between genetic and environmental factors and development of, and/or survival from, tobacco-related and hormone-related cancers. - ColoCare Consortium
Public Health Sciences - Colon Cancer Pathways: Hyperplastic Polyps & Adenomas
Public Health Sciences - COMIDAS Study
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The COMIDAS study, will compare the metabolic response between traditional Mexican diets vs. Western diets. - COMIDAS Study – Project 2 in Understanding and Preventing Breast Cancer Disparities in Latinas
Public Health Sciences - Comprehensive Center for the Advancement of Scientific Strategies (COMPASS)
Public Health Sciences - CORE Family Studies
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This international registry provides a comprehensive infrastructure for facilitating interdisciplinary studies in the genetic epidemiology of colorectal cancer - Depo-Provera and Breast Cancer: Epidemiology and Pathology
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The primary objective of this study is to assess the relationship between DMPA use and breast cancer risk among young women in a large population-based study. - Descriptive Epidemiology and Clinical Course of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) within the Group Health Cooperative
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An epidemiologic study using patient databases from the Group Health Cooperative to estimate basic descriptive statistics for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) (e.g., incidence, prevalence, survival) and to track patterns of treatment for the disease. - Diagnostic and Biomarkers Statistical (DABS) Center
Public Health Sciences - Diet and Diet-Related Factors in the PCPT
Public Health Sciences - Diet and genetic risk for prostate cancer (Results from Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial = CARET)
Public Health Sciences - Diet and Systemic Inflammation Study
Public Health Sciences - DNA Repair, Folate, and Colorectal Carcinogenesis
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A study to investigate the relationship between genetic variability in enzymes related to DNA damage and repair of that damage - DOVE Study
Public Health Sciences - Early Detection Research Network (EDRN)
Public Health Sciences - Energy Balance, Organochlorine Exposure, and Possible Toxicologic Effects
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The study builds on resources from an existing randomized controlled trial of exercise, with an extensive assessment of immune function biomarkers. - Epidemiology and Biostatistics Training
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Provide skills in epidemiology and biostatistics that will enable the trainee to address this problem through the conduct of high quality cancer research. - Equol, Breast, and Bone Study
Public Health Sciences - Etzioni Lab
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The Etzioni Lab focuses on statistical methods for prostate-cancer studies, with the goal of improving guidelines for screening and treatment. Etzioni has assessed the likely impact of prostate-specific antigen testing on prostate-cancer incidence and mortality, and developed approaches for evaluating new cancer-screening biomarkers. - Evaluation of a Hepatitis B Outreach Intervention for Cambodians
Public Health Sciences - EXCEL Study
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The ExCel research study is a breast cancer prevention clinical trial. It is an important international clinical trial designed to determine whether a special type of medication can prevent breast cancer in healthy postmenopausal women who are at an increased risk for developing breast cancer. - Factors Affecting Survival of Young Breast Cancer Patients
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This study seeks to identify factors that affect the risk of recurrence and death in a cohort of 1400 women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer before age 45. - Feeding Study to Examine the Effect of Glycemic Load and Obesity on Cancer Biomarkers (CARBS / Seattle TREC Project 3)
Public Health Sciences - Flax FX Study
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Flaxseed and many nuts contain lignans. The "phytochemicals" are thought to be beneficial to health but it is not clear how they work. Help us research how flaxseed lignans affect the colon. - Genetic Counseling for Participants of the Colon Cancer Family Registry – Seattle
Public Health Sciences - Genetic Studies of Prostaglandin Synthesis/EGFR and Risk of Colorectal Neoplasia
Public Health Sciences - Genetics and Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer Consortium (GECCO)
Public Health Sciences - Genome-Wide Association Study in Early-Onset Breast Cancer
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This study aims to conduct a genome-wide association study of young (less than 50 years) invasive female breast cancer to identify new genes responsible for young cases who are negative for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations. - Genome-Wide Association Study on Breast Cancer within the Women's Health Initiative
Public Health Sciences - Geographic Clustering of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) and Correlation with Pollution Sources
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This study constitutes one of the first large population-based investigations of incidence patterns of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in the United States. - GLANCE Study
Public Health Sciences
Glucosamine and Chondroitin are among the most commonly used dietary supplements. They may play a role in preventing inflammation and cancer. Help us research some of their health benefits. - GWAS, SNPs
Public Health Sciences - Health Disparities Research Center
Public Health Sciences - Health Effects of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Study
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is recruiting adults 18-65 years old to participate in a study that will investigate the health effects of sugar-sweetened beverages. - Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle (HEAL) Study
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A study to investigate methods to improve breast cancer survival - Hepatitis B ESL Education for Chinese
Public Health Sciences - Hormones and Colon Cancer: Epigenetic Subtypes, Risk and Survival
Public Health Sciences - HPV Vaccination in a Cambodian Community
Public Health Sciences - Human Gut Microflora Profiling Population Studies
Public Health Sciences - Identification and Validation of Circulating Biomarkers of the Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Pre-clinical Specimens
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This study aims to are to use three proteomic platforms to identify protein biomarkers in preclinical sera that could potentially be used for the early detection of breast cancer. - Immune Exercise Study
Public Health Sciences - Immune Function Studies
Public Health Sciences - Improving Breast Cancer Screening at the Primary Care Level
Public Health Sciences - INSIGHT Study
Public Health Sciences - Integrated Discovery of Novel Markers in Hodgkin Lymphoma
Public Health Sciences - Integrated Sensor Technology for Real-Time Recording of Dietary Intake
Public Health Sciences - IRIS Study
Public Health Sciences - Isothiocyanates as Specific Antagonists of Suman SXR
Public Health Sciences - Kooperberg Website
Public Health Sciences - Lampe, P Lab
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The Paul Lampe Lab attempts to discover early detection cancer biomarkers and investigates the control of cell growth at the cell biology level. Of particular interest is the role that gap junctions play in the regulation of cell growth and the cell cycle, and the disruption of this relationship during cancer development. - Li Lab
Public Health Sciences
Dr. Li uses a multidisciplinary approach to understand factors related to the causes and patient outcomes of breast cancer. Current projects include identifying new biomarkers that could be used for early detection, evaluating risk factors for different types of breast cancer, determining predictors of poor outcomes among breast cancer survivors, and assessing disparities in cancer stage, treatment and survival by race/ethnicity. - Long-term Follow-up of the Family And Cancer Therapy Selection (FACTS) Study Participants
Public Health Sciences - Madeleine Lab
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Dr. Madeleine's research focuses primarily on the molecular epidemiology of disease-causing agents, or pathogens, and the immune response to them that may be associated with cancer development and prognosis. Another interest is the role of chronic, undiagnosed immune system dysfunctions (such as those occurring with age, obesity, physical inactivity, hormone use, and UV exposure) in cancer development. - Markers of B-Cell Stimulation as Potential Predictors of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
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We are conducting a nested case-control study of biologic markers of a B-cell stimulatory host environment as predictors of B-cell NHL among 500 cases and 500 pair-matched controls from the WHI Observational Study (OS), among whom biologic samples were collected an average of 10 years before NHL diagnosis. - Matsen Group
Public Health Sciences - McGregor Lab
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The McGregor Lab leads the Stress Management and Relaxation Training, or SMART, studies, which focus on understanding the effects of stress management on behavioral and biological factors that are relevant to cancer development, such as diet, exercise, immune function, DNA repair and cellular aging processes. - McIntosh Lab
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The McIntosh Lab develops primarily computational approaches for studying proteins and genomes in cancer. Their primary goal is to discover and evaluate diagnostic and early-detection biomarkers in serum, with research projects in ovarian, breast and pancreatic cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. - Menopausal Symptoms Initiative: Finding Lasting Answers for Sweats and Hot Flashes (MSI-FLASH)
Public Health Sciences - Migraine, Migraine Medication Use, and Breast Cancer Risk
Public Health Sciences - Modeling Folate, One-Carbon Metabolism & DNA Methylation
Public Health Sciences - Modeling Ovarian Cancer Screening for CEA
Public Health Sciences - Molecular Change and Thyroid Cancer Risk After Chernobyl
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This study will investigate the occurrence and molecular characteristics of thyroid cancer in residents of the Bryansk Oblast of the Russian Federation who were up to 50 years of age at the time of exposure to radiation from the Chernobyl Power Station accident on April 26, 1986. - Molecular Epidemiology Lab
Public Health Sciences
The Molecular Epidemiology Lab provides investigators working on population-based studies with laboratory-based research expertise through a collaborative scientific relationship. The lab is headed by Dr. Karen W. Makar in the Cancer Prevention Program and supports epidemiological and clinical investigators at FHCRC and their collaborators at other institutions. - Molecular Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer
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This study tests the hypotheses that the risk of developing endometrial cancer is related to variation in genes that encode for enzymes: 1) involved in the biosynthesis or catabolism of estrogens, or in the response to steroid hormones, and 2) that repair DNA damage generated during estrogen exposure. - Molecular Epidemiology of Lung Cancer
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A study determining whether polymorphisms of enzymes involved in the repair of smoking-induced DNA damage, namely those from the base excision (BER) and nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathways, are associated with risk of lung cancer. - Move and Moderate in Balance (MOVE'M): A TREC Worksite Health Study
Public Health Sciences
A study related to a diet and exercise regimen that individuals can follow to achieve balance in their energy intake and expenditure - Mueller Lab
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Dr. Mueller's research focuses on the roles of maternal, gestational, early life factors, and early environmental exposures in the occurrence of childhood cancer and autoimmune diseases. She also studies reproductive history in relation to cancer and cancer survival in women, and reproductive outcomes among male and female childhood cancer survivors. - Night Shift Workers and Hormone Levels in Men
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This study will be the first effort to assess the effects of night shift work on melatonin and the hormones of most interest in the etiology of prostate cancer. - Night Shift Workers and Hormone Levels in Women
Public Health Sciences - NSAIDs and Other Medications in Prostate Cancer Etiology
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The objective of this study is to determine whether use of NSAIDs and other frequently used medications are associated with risk of prostate cancer. - Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment
Public Health Sciences - Nutrition Assessment Shared Resource (NASR)
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A resource that aids investigators in incorporating state-of-the-art dietary data collection methods into their studies - Nutrition, Thymic T-Cell Production and control of HIV
Public Health Sciences
A study to determine if poor nutrition contributes to the high risk of viral cancer in HIV-infected adults in Uganda - Oral Cancer: Molecular Profiles & Clinical Outcomes
Public Health Sciences
Our goals in this study are to determine whether: 1) The prognosis of OSCC patients is associated with tumor gene expression profiles; 2) OSCC tumor characteristics known to be related to patient outcome - such as stage and nodal status - are associated with tumor gene expression profiles; and 3) Tumor gene expression differs among invasive OSCC, pre-neoplastic oral squamous cell lesions, and normal oral tissue. - PACE [Promoting Activity and Changes in Eating] Project
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A project to develop simple strategies for moderating dietary intake and increasing energy expenditure for individuals at the worksite level - Pacific Northwest Prostate Cancer SPORE
Public Health Sciences - Pacific Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium (SPORE in Ovarian Cancer)
Public Health Sciences - Partnership for a Hispanic Diabetes Prevention Program
Public Health Sciences - Partnership for the Advancement of Cancer Research Project
Public Health Sciences
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded funds to enhance and expand an existing collaboration between New Mexico State University (NMSU) and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC). This collaboration is designed to enhance the opportunities of minorities and underrepresented individuals, including Hispanics and Native Americans, to become trained and experienced in cancer research. - Pepe Lab
Public Health Sciences
The Pepe Lab develops guidelines and software to promote the use of sound statistical methods by scientists who are working to evaluate diagnostic or prognostic medical devices and biomarkers. - Peters Studies
Public Health Sciences
Peter's Lab research is focused on the genetic and molecular epidemiology of common complex diseases, including cancer, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, as well as intermediate traits, including inflammation and metabolic measurements. Within well characterized and diverse study populations, we are studying the impact of common and rare genetic variants across the entire genome, as well as interactions between genetic variants and environmental factors (such as diet, exercise, smoking and aspirin use). - Pharmacogenetics of the Folate Pathway
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A study to investigate polymorphisms in proteins important for folate metabolism and their effect on the toxicity and effectiveness of methotrexate, a drug widely used in cancer chemotherapy - Physical Activity for Total Health (PATH)
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The goal of the study is to examine how moderate exercise may lower breast cancer risk - Physical Activity in the Cambodian Community
Public Health Sciences - Polymorphisms in PG/COX Pathway and Colorectal Polyps
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The goal of this study is to evaluate the association between common genetic changes in enzymes, growth factors, and receptors linked to prostaglandin synthesis or COX activity and the risk of precancerous colon polyps - Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE)
Public Health Sciences - Program in Prostate Cancer Research
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The Program in Prostate Cancer Research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is a multidisciplinary program. The aim is to foster interactive communication and the development of new or expanded research projects between investigators with diverse expertise and interest in prostate cancer. - PROGRESS Study
Public Health Sciences - Prospective Study of Selenium, Genetics of Selenoenzymes and Colorectal Cancer
Public Health Sciences - Prostaglandin Synthesis, Genetics, and Colorectal Cancer (ColoCox)
Public Health Sciences - Protein Biomarkers of Cancer Risk in Older Persons
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Using a case-cohort study design, this study evaluates if baseline plasma proteomic patterns can be used to distinguish between subjects who will and will not develop breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers. - Proteomics and the Health Effects in Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy
Public Health Sciences - Quilt Study
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The Quilt Study is a study of predictors of disease progression and recurrence in women diagnosed with breast cancer at ages 45-79 to identify pre- and post-diagnosis exposures and events that may increase the risk of recurrence; assess pre-diagnosis exposures for their association with tumor characteristics and risk of recurrence; and evaluate how tumor markers, both ones currently used in clinical care and novel ones not currently in use, relate to breast cancer progression or recurrence across age groups. - Radiation and Environmental Exposure Studies
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The REES group focuses on identifying risk factors and causes of cancer and other diseases associated with many types of environmental exposures, including radiation, persistent organic pollutants, electromagnetic fields, and factors that disrupt normal circadian rhythm. Projects have focused on breast cancer, thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases, lymphomas, and myelodysplastic syndrome. - Randolph Lab
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The Randolph Program's research focuses on mathematical and statistical methods for high-dimensional, functional and otherwise "non-standard" data including: image-based data, mass spectrometry, various spectroscopies, microbiome and genetic arrays as well as longitudinal data. Projects and collaborations involve studies for discovery and validation of molecular properties and markers of disease. - Random Digit Dialing Methodology for the 21st Century
Public Health Sciences - REACH Group
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Dr. Ramsey directs the Research and Economic Assessment in Cancer and Healthcare (REACH) group, which focuses on cutting-edge cost-effectiveness and outcomes research in cancer prevention and treatment. REACH also has experience in designing and performing cost-effectiveness analyses of drugs, devices and interventions, with an eye towards supporting public and private decision making to maximize health value under resource constraints. - REACH Study
Public Health Sciences - Reducing Pesticide Exposure in Children of Farm Workers
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The overall goal of this study is to reduce pesticide exposure in children of farm workers in the Yakima Valley of Washington state, by breaking the pesticide "take-home" pathway - Residential Proximity to Industrial Facilities and Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
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We are investigating long-term environmental exposure to industrial pollutants as a risk factor for NHL. - Role of Air Pollution in Rheumatoid Arthritis Incidence and Exacerbation
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This study is investigating ambient air pollution as a contributor to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) incidence and exacerbation, with a focus on exposure to particulate matter. - Role of Missense Changes in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes in Breast Cancer Among African-American Women: A Population-Based Approach
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The aims of this project are to conduct a series of statistical and laboratory analyses, using data and samples from a recently completed population-based study of breast cancer, to investigate the clinical significance of missense changes in BRCA1 and BRCA2 in African-American women. - SCOT Study
Public Health Sciences - Seattle 5 a Day Worksite Program: Eat 5 for Life
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A randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to maintain change in companies that have already received an intervention to increase fruit and vegetable consumption - Selenium, Genetic Variation in Selenoenzymes and Prostate Cancer
Public Health Sciences - SHARE Study
Public Health Sciences - SPORE Supplement: Phase III Validation of a Consensus Panel of Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers Developed by SPORE/EDRN investigators
Public Health Sciences - Statistical Methods for Medical Studies
Public Health Sciences - Tamoxifen & Second Breast Cancer: Epidemiology and Pathology
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The purpose of this population-based nested case-control study is to evaluate how treatment with tamoxifen influences a breast cancer survivor's risk of developing a second, or contralateral, breast cancer. - Thompson Studies
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Led by Dr. Beti Thompson, this research group works to understand why disparities in cancer incidence and survival rates exist among different populations, especially Latinos. The group also supports efforts to reduce other health disparities, including diabetes and pesticide exposure, in minority communities in the United States and abroad. - Tobacco & Health Behavior Science Research Group
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This group, led by Dr. Jonathan Bricker, focuses on two key questions: (1) Can innovative theory-based behavioral interventions succeed in changing unhealthy behaviors (e.g., smoking)?; (2) Why do people engage in unhealthy behaviors (e.g., smoking)? - Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC)
Public Health Sciences - Ulrich Lab
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The Ulrich Group conducts research related to cancer prevention, prognosis and survivorship, with an emphasis on colorectal cancer. Topics of study include the effects of folate, vitamin D, exercise, diet and genetics on cancer risk, prognosis and treatment outcomes, and biological markers of cancer risk. - Understanding and Preventing Breast Cancer Disparities in Latinas
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This program is designed to better understand and address inequities associated with the two leading causes of death in the United States; cancer and cardiovascular disease. - Use of Exogenous Progestins and Risk of in situ and Invasive Breast Cancer
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The first project investigates the relationship between use of depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate on risk of in situ breast cancer among premenopausal women 20-44 years of age. The second study is a population-based case-control study evaluating the relationship between use of progestin containing hormone therapy regimens and risk of invasive pure lobular, ductal/lobular, and ductal carcinomas among postmenopausal women 55-74 years of age. - Vaughan Group
Public Health Sciences - Vitamin D and Adipose Tissue inflammation
Public Health Sciences - Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer: Biomarkers and Genetic Variation
Public Health Sciences - Vitamin D, Diet and Activity Study
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The Vitamin D, Diet and Activity (ViDA) Study is being conducted to determine whether Vitamin D can help decrease breast cancer risk by reducing body fat or decreasing weight gain. - VITamins And Lifestyle (VITAL) Study: A Cohort Study of Dietary Supplements and Cancer Risk
Public Health Sciences - Wang Program
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The Wang Lab focuses on developing statistical and computational methods to address scientific questions based on data from high throughput biology/genetics experiments. The ultimate goal is to enhance our understanding of cell activities and disease initiation/progression to a system level by integrating information from diverse biological sources (genetics/genomics, proteomics, and phenotypes). - WECARE Study: Interaction of Radiation, BRCA 1/2 and Breast Cancer
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A study to investigate gene-environment interactions influencing susceptibility in the etiology of breast cancer. - Women's Health Initiative
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The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) is a major, long-term research program designed to address cardiovascular disease, cancer and osteoporosis – the most frequent causes of death, disability and poor quality of life in postmenopausal women. Fred Hutch is home to the study's coordinating hub, led by Dr. Garnet Anderson and colleagues Drs. Ross Prentice, Andrea LaCroix, and Charles Kooperberg - Women’s Health Initiative Clinical Coordinating Center Extension, 2011-2015
Public Health Sciences
A clinical trial testing the risks and benefits of different treatments in relation to the overall health of post-menopausal women - Women’s Health Initiative Sequencing Project (WHISP)
Public Health Sciences - Youth & Adult Smoking Research
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Youth and Adult Smoking Research works to learn more about attitudes and practices about smoking and non-smoking in teens. To learn how they change from their teen years to their young adult years. And to develop and test interventions for smoking prevention and smoking cessation, to see if they can help teens avoid and/or quit smoking.
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