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THE PROSPECTS FOR CHANGE

Harley Soltes / The Seattle Times
   Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
 
The Hutch zealously guards its secrets
Some doctors, medical ethicists and patient advocates are questioning whether the swagger that put The Hutch on the map in the 1980s and '90s has created a culture that is unduly insulated from public accountability.
System's serious flaws have led many to call for regulatory reform
It's been more than a half-century since horrifying human experiments by the Nazis prompted the first code of ethics for medical research. Yet enforcement of ethics today remains largely an honor system.


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