Survivor Stories
A serious health condition may make you feel like you’re all alone. But you’re not. Over the years, many of our patients have shared their stories with us at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance so that we may share them with you.
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Breast Cancer Survivor Bridget Clawson lost her husband to pancreatic cancer and was diagnosed with breast cancer all in the same week. Thanks to SCCA, she is healthy, strong, and living a new life; one without cancer.
Breast Cancer Survivor
Diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, Camille had a lumpectomy and received breast brachytherapy at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Today she volunteers in many ways to give back to others at SCCA.
Breast Cancer Survivor
Cathy Lowen is a stage I breast cancer survivor.
Breast Cancer Survivor
Debra Jarvis never felt a lump. Her breast cancer was found after a routine annual mammogram.
Breast Cancer Survivor
“The doctors at SCCA go the extra mile,” Diane says. “They go above and beyond what I might receive at other places.”
Breast Cancer Survivor Elizabeth Akiyoshi had stage IIIA breast cancer in her early 50s. Thanks to SCCA, she is now a survivor.
Breast Cancer Survivor Gwen Brown was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer at age 43. But upon further investigation, it was revealed that hers was actually invasive cancer.
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Survivor
Diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer, with a very poor prognosis, Joan Bowman did not expect to live more than a few months. Now a survivor, this Sequim artist uses her experience to inspire her art.
Breast Cancer Survivor
Kelly was in her thirties and newly married when she learned she had breast cancer.





