Patient Stories
Serious health conditions often make you feel like you're all alone. But you're not. Over the years, many patients from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance have shared their stories with us so that we may share them with you.
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Cervical Cancer Survivor, Elizabeth RecordsElizabeth looks back on the year she spent battling cervical cancer and says, “It was the shortest, longest year of my life.”
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Endometrial Cancer Survivor, Sonja ThorkildsenWhen Sonja was diagnosed with endometrial cancer, she came to SCCA for treatment. "My surgery experience at UW Medical Center was great," Sonja says. "Dr. Barbara Goff is one of the nation’s leading gynecologic oncologists. We are so lucky to have her in Seattle.”
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Endometrial Cancer Survivor, Barbara ConnellyWhen people ask Barbara Connelly if she’s ever had cancer, she has to stop and think. “Oh yes, I did have cancer… for a week,” she says.
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Ovarian Cancer Survivor, Suzanne Larsen"I'm blessed," Suzanne says, "I'm one of the survivors. But it came from finding the right person for surgery and for treatment."
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Ovarian Cancer Survivor, Kim SheldonA sad irony of Kim Sheldon's successful battle with ovarian cancer is that her mother--who cared for her during treatment--unknowingly had the very same disease at the time.
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