Overview

The medical team at Seattle Children's, a parent organization of Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, has a long history of successfully caring for children and teens who have leukemia. Renowned specialists from Children's, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and SCCA treat childhood leukemia:

• Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
• Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)
• Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
• Juvenile Myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML)

Cancer Care Success Rates

Read about our success rates for treating pediatric cancers.

 

If your child or teen needs a bone-marrow transplant, you should know that the Fred Hutchinson Transplant program at SCCA was ranked first in outcomes in a four-year study by the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) that measured one-year survival rates of patients among 122 transplant centers in the United States. The Hutchinson Center pioneered the use of bone-marrow transplants as a treatment for blood diseases over 40 years ago. Since then thousands of patients with leukemia have come from around the world to receive bone-marrow transplants at SCCA. Bone-marrow transplants have transformed leukemia and related cancers, once thought incurable, into highly treatable diseases with survival rates as high as 80 percent.

 

Leukemia Facts

Learn about the risk factors and symptoms of leukemia, how it is diagnosed, and how its stages are determined.

Treatment Options

Regardless of the stage of your illness, the unsurpassed expertise of our physicians makes Seattle Children's and SCCA the ideal treatment centers for leukemia.

Our Expertise

SCCA is a comprehensive treatment center that provides the latest therapies with compassionate support. Our renowned specialists from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, UW Medicine, and Seattle Children's are working together to improve quality of life and conquer leukemia.

Our Doctors

Our doctors are members of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and faculty from UW Medicine and Seattle Children's. They are the best of the best who work as a team to care for people with Leukemia

Talking With Your Child About Cancer

Serious illness, like cancer, and all of the emotions that come with it, can leave even the most skilled parents searching for words. Seattle Children's social worker Fred Wilkinson and child life specialist Katy Tenhulzen offer suggestions.

Questions to Ask Your Child's Doctor

From the time your child begins receiving care through Seattle Children's and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, you can expect the health-care team to talk you through each step of the way.

What to Expect

Receiving a diagnosis for leukemia leads to many questions. Seattle Children's and SCCA physicians and staff provide compassionate care and support during your course of treatment so you will always know what to expect.

Participate in a Study

As world-class treatment centers, Seattle Children's and SCCA provide patients with the best and most current therapies available. Clinical studies bring promising new treatments to patients faster. And participating in a study gives patients at least the best, current treatment, as well as the satisfaction that they are helping others with leukemia.

Patient Support

Because treatment for leukemia isn't easy, special support for patients is essential. Seattle Children's and SCCA have several programs, classes, and services to assist patients and their families.

Patient Stories

Read about amazing people who have gone through treatment for cancer at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

Resources

The more you know about your disease, the more empowered you'll feel. This list of reputable sources about Leukemia makes gathering information easy.

Definitions

Common medical terms and their meanings.

Patient Power

Teen Zone

Information for teenagers who have leukemia, because the needs of teens are different than those of younger children or even adults.

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
825 Eastlake Ave. E, P.O. Box 19023, Seattle, WA 98109-1023
(206) 288-SCCA (7222), contactus@seattlecca.org