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Diane Mapes

(She/Her)
  • Staff Writer, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle
As seen in: NBC News, Columns Magazine, TODAY, Medical Xpress, BUST Magazine, Fred Hutch News Service, POZ, Philadelphia Tribune, Laboratory Equipment Magazine, Seattle Met and
Covers:  public health | cancer research | pop health | humor | cancer experience
Everything was going great until this whole breast cancer thing. Catch me over at the blue 🦋 @doublewhammied

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Diane Mapes’s Biography

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Hello! I’m Diane Mapes, a longtime Seattle writer. I grew up on a strawberry farm in rural northwest Washington and studied journalism at WWU and creative writing at the UW, although I probably didn’t study either hard enough.

Over the years, I’ve published short stories, humor columns, travel essays, 1,000+ news stories, a funny dating manual, half a 50 Shades parody about zombies and much more. I’ve even won some writing awards!

Currently, I write about cancer research and the cancer patien…

Diane Mapes’s Journalist Portfolio

When to do what to reduce your risk of cancer

When to do what to reduce your risk of cancer

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Fred Hutch launches rare cancer research effort

Fred Hutch launches rare cancer research effort

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New studies highlight cancer inequities in hospice care, financial impacts

New studies highlight cancer inequities in hospice care, financial impacts

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Articles

Red meat in moderation: better for you, better for the environment

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By Diane Mapes
| Fred Hutch News Service
Key Takeaways: Moderation matters: Red meat isn’t inherently “bad,” but Americans eat far more than recommended. Higher consumption leads to more risk: Red meat is linked to colorectal cancer, cardiovascular disease and higher overall mortality. Cancer risk: High intake of red meat is associated with ~30% increased colorectal cancer risk, rising to ~40% for processed meat.
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Beyond the 5-year myth: How survivorship care helps cancer patients live well

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By Diane Mapes, Stefan Muehleis
| Fred Hutch News Service
Transcript: Diane Mapes Hi there. This is Diane Mapes with Fred Hutch News and From Bench to Bedside and Beyond, our podcast. You can receive Fred Hutch News by signing up. Just go to FredHutch.org, scroll all the way to the bottom of the screen and on the far right you’ll see a button that says Subscribe to Fred Hutch News. Click it! Please! So today, as part of our series on Survivorship, I’m talking to Dr. Vidhya Nair who is the medical director of Adult Cancer Survivorship here at Fred Hutch.
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Lung cancer researchers, advocates gather in Seattle

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By Diane Mapes
| Fred Hutch News Service
Cancer genomics expert Matthew Meyerson, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber, one of the discoverers of EGFR, the most common actionable mutation in NSCLC, opened the meeting with a discussion of new compounds and combinations to tackle drug resistance in EGFR and HER2 mutant lung cancers, an ongoing issue in this cancer.
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Northwest Science Writers Association (NSWA)

2021 - Best of NW Science Writing Award

For Fred Hutch News story "Patients navigate cancer during COVID-19 pandemic."

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Digital Media Award from the Global Lung Cancer Coalition

2016 - writing

For Fred Hutch News health story, “The Lung Cancer Blame Game.”

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MarCom Award issued by Association of Marketing & Communications Professionals

2016 - GOLD award for writing

For Fred Hutch News first-person reported essay “Your cancer sex Rx”

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MarCom Award issued by Association of Marketing & Communications Professionals

2016 - PLATINUM award for writing

For Fred Hutch News first-person reported essay “The sexual aftermath of cancer treatment”

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MarCom Award issued by Association of Marketing & Communications Professionals

2016 - PLATINUM award for writing

For Fred Hutch News first-person reported essay “Your body, after cancer”

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Council for Advancement and Support of Education's Circle of Excellence Awards

2014 - GOLD award for best article of the year

For first-person reported essay, “Reconstructing Hope” published in UW alumni magazine Columns.

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American Urological Association

2010 - Excellence in Urology Health Reporting

For msnbc.com health story "Bedwetting blues: Millions of adults suffer, too.”

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