SCCA Articles

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A little more than a year after her transplant, Pamela Clark is cancer-free and busy surfing competitively, promoting surfing for women, and fund-raising for a number of organizations, including the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The Volunteer Services program at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) has won a statewide excellence award for promoting a caring environment.

Sequim artist Joan Bowman took her experience with cancer, and made art out of it. "I made the art pieces while I was in treatment," Bowman, now 64, remembers. "I don't know what I would have done ... It was like a support group."  Joan's diagnosis?  Inflammatory Breast Cancer, a rare and deadly type of breast cancer.

May 6 – 12 is National Nurses Week.  SCCA is sponsoring KIRO television’s annual Salute to Nurses.  Honor a nurse for outstanding service with a 100 word or less essay.

"A Brand New Life" is the inspiring story of TJ Reed, a 21-year old athlete from Eugene, Oregon and his battle with leukemia.

Dr. Jean Sanders probably knows more about the life-long effects of bone marrow transplants—and more recently stem cell transplants—in children than any other doctor in the world.

In "A Letter to Parents,” Dr. Jean Sanders explains why parents of children who need a bone marrow or stem cell transplant might want to consult our doctors at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

Several years ago, Dr. Paul Lange was already a world-famous doctor, renowned for his skill as a surgeon and his research on urological cancers, including prostate cancer. Then he got prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer survivor Steve Fleischmann will host a breakfast to raise money for prostate cancer research, an event he believes is the first of its kind.

An update for doctors who refer their patients to the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

More than half of the "Best Doctors" in Western Washington practice at SCCA's parent organizations, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, UW Medicine, and Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center.

There are several key aspects to selecting a breast cancer program. We at the SCCA believe a multidisciplinary team and strong patient support are a start.

The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance is a collaboration of three outstanding research and academic institutions. Learn more about one of its major areas of study—mini-bone-marrow transplants.

The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance's multidisciplinary team, focus on patient support, and accurate diagnosis are just a few reasons to select SCCA for your cancer care.

Dr. Robert Livingston, breast cancer specialist at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, shares the newest laboratory research on breast cancer. Learn more about the latest breast cancer clinical trials at SCCA as well as national trials, and learn how this research translates to help breast cancer patients.

Radiation oncology services are one important aspect of the multi-disciplinary approach provided to patients for comprehensive cancer care within UW Medicine, an SCCA partner organization.

Ever stop to wonder what it would be like to not be able to enjoy a meal, whistle to a tune on the radio, or kiss someone who's special to you?

Surgeons at the UW Medicine say a new technique that combines breast cancer surgery with plastic surgery is an alternative to mastectomy for many women. The results also are superior cosmetically to lumpectomy, another common procedure for breast cancer.

Patients coming to the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance have access to some of the most advanced oncology therapies available anywhere in the world.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, one of the partner organizations of SCCA, is recognized as a leader in cancer research. Hutchinson Center's clinical research is focused on improving therapies for adults and children through the conduct of clinical trials, many involving bone marrow and stem cell transplantation.