At Seattle Cancer Care Alliance patients diagnosed with leukemia receive state-of-the-art care from a team of specialists who focus almost exclusively on treating this disease. SCCA was formed, in part, to bring promising new treatments to patients faster. For the leukemia patient, this means more treatment options than might be found elsewhere, including participation in one or more of the 50 ongoing leukemia clinical research studies conducted at SCCA and its parent organizations, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and UW Medicine.
If your condition requires a bone-marrow transplant, you should know that SCCA's parent organization, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, pioneered the use of bone-marrow transplants as a treatment for leukemia 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.
Where you're treated first can make a big difference in your outcome.
Our doctors are members of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and UW Medicine and are committed to providing the best possible care for leukemia patients who come to SCCA for treatment.
Find out more how leukemia develops and what it symptoms are.
Learn about treatment options for the four major sub-types of leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
A leukemia diagnosis can be overwhelming. SCCA physicians and staff provide compassionate care and support during your course of treatment so you will always know what to expect.
Participation in a clinical study is an option that many leukemia patients choose when they come to SCCA for treatment. Find out why.
Because treatment for leukemia isn't easy, special support for patients is essential. SCCA has several programs, classes, and services to assist patients and their families.
Read about amazing people who have gone through treatment for leukemia at SCCA.
The more you know about your disease, the more empowered you'll feel. This list of reputable sources about Leukemia makes gathering information easy.
Cancer treatment is always improving as researchers learn more about its causes and means to prevent it. Read the latest news about research findings and medical breakthroughs here.
