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A system for tracking the movement of the prostate during radiation therapy has gone into service at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Featuring tiny GPS-type positioning transponders implanted inside the prostate, the technology tracks any movement of the prostate in real time and alerts therapists if the organ moves beyond pre-determined parameters so they can adjust the external beam of radiation.
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The MultiCare Regional Cancer Center in Tacoma has become the latest member of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Network.
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New Lung Cancer Early Detection and Prevention clinic opens to provide assessment, treatment and smoking cessation.
Related Diseases: Lung Cancer
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A six-story, 80-room, motel-style housing project designed for out-of-town cancer patients of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance today broke ground in the South Lake Union neighborhood. When the $22.9 million facility opens in the spring of 2009, it will join the nearby Pete Gross House in providing out-of-town SCCA cancer patients with an additional option for where to stay during short- and long-term treatments.
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GPS for the prostate: System keeps radiation therapy on target
February 13, 2008A system for tracking the movement of the prostate during radiation therapy has gone into service at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Featuring tiny GPS-type positioning transponders implanted inside the prostate, the technology tracks any movement of the prostate in real time and alerts therapists if the organ moves beyond pre-determined parameters so they can adjust the external beam of radiation.
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MultiCare Joins Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Network
January 18, 2008The MultiCare Regional Cancer Center in Tacoma has become the latest member of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Network.
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A place for smokers to find out: What has smoking done to my lungs? How can I quit?
January 15, 2008New Lung Cancer Early Detection and Prevention clinic opens to provide assessment, treatment and smoking cessation.
Related Diseases: Lung Cancer
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Cancer Patient Housing Project Under Way in South Lake Union
January 10, 2008A six-story, 80-room, motel-style housing project designed for out-of-town cancer patients of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance today broke ground in the South Lake Union neighborhood. When the $22.9 million facility opens in the spring of 2009, it will join the nearby Pete Gross House in providing out-of-town SCCA cancer patients with an additional option for where to stay during short- and long-term treatments.
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