Patient Stories
A serious health condition may make you feel like you’re all alone. But you’re not. Over the years, many of our patients have shared their stories with us at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance so that we may share them with you.
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Breast Cancer Survivor Gwen Brown was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer at age 43. But upon further investigation, it was revealed that hers was actually invasive cancer.
Oral Cancer Survivor Scott Morris was diagnosed with cancer on his tonsil at age 53 and cured after surgery and radiation therapy at SCCA.
Breast Cancer Survivor Kimberly Allison is a breast pathologist at UW Medicine and SCCA. She is also a breast cancer survivor.
Breast Cancer Survivor Elizabeth Akiyoshi had stage IIIA breast cancer in her early 50s. Thanks to SCCA, she is now a survivor.
Lung Cancer Survivor
A lung cancer survivor since 2004, Cecilia Izzo channels her energy into activism, starting lung cancer patient support groups, and advocating on the state and national level for lung cancer awareness.
Breast Cancer Survivor Bridget Clawson lost her husband to pancreatic cancer and was diagnosed with breast cancer all in the same week. Thanks to SCCA, she is healthy, strong, and living a new life; one without cancer.
Bladder Cancer Survivor Steve Baker was diagnosed with a rare bladder cancer and was successfully treated at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
Colon Cancer Survivor Philip Siers was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer with liver metastasis at age 55. Treated at SCCA, he is doing just fine, but wishes he'd gotten his first colonoscopy at a younger age.
Colon Cancer Survivor Faced with stage IV colon cancer, Cathy Sutton is optimistic about her future, now that she is receiving treatment at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
