Washington needs to uphold its commitment to combating cancer

By: Audrey Miller Garcia

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 675

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Washington is a big deal in the fight against cancer.

From Fred Hutch to the University of Washington Medical School, Seattle Children’s Hospital and the Allen Institute, and others in the Puget Sound area, as well as the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland and Washington State University’s work on tobacco and rural care.

Our state is truly all-in against cancer and has been for generations.

And we’ve seen great strides. A cancer diagnosis …

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