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Blood disorders

Blood disorders occur when the normal process of blood cell formation – called hematopoiesis – is disrupted. Many blood disorders are rare and there is little information on how to get treatment for them. At Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, we treat all blood disorders, whether malignant or benign including aplastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, essential thrombocytosis, hypereosinophillic syndrome, myelofibrosis, and myelprolifeartive disorders.

In addition, SCCA physicians specialize in diagnosing the causes of anemia of unknown origin, leukopenia of unknown origin, and thrombocytosis or thrombocytopenia of unknown origin.

Blood Cancers

People are most familiar with three cancers that affect the blood:

Other blood cancers also include:

Myeloproliferative disorders
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)

Non-cancerous Blood Disorders

The List of Blood Disorders that are not cancer is quite large and includes the various kinds of anemia to hemophilia and thrombocytopenia.

Many blood disorders are hard to diagnose, but they are sometimes easily treated if diagnosed correctly.People seeking treatment for blood disorder from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance will benefit from leading-edge treatments, improved outcomes of therapy that come from decades of research.

SCCA physicians are very involved with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and institutionally sponsored clinical trials, and can offer patients innovative therapies that many facilities do not have access to.

Call the Patient Intake Office at (206) 288-SCCA (7222) to make an appointment.

March 2008