Parathyroid cancer overview
You are at the center of everything we do at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA). Here, we surround you with a team of specialists from the SCCA Endocrine Tumor Clinic and UW Medical Center Endocrine Clinic. Your team works together closely to provide expert care and compassionate support throughout your treatment and beyond.
Because our experts see so many people with thyroid and parathyroid cancer, we have a deep understanding of how to evaluate your condition and how to select and combine treatments to get the best possible results — even for rare cancers that many doctors in the community never see once in their career, like parathyroid cancer.
Why choose SCCA?
- Experienced parathyroid specialists
Your skilled and highly experienced team includes surgeons, endocrinologists, nuclear medicine doctors, pathologists, medical and radiation oncologists and dedicated nurses. These UW Medicine specialists work together closely to plan and coordinate all your care so it’s thorough and also easier on you. - Comprehensive parathyroid cancer treatment
We follow guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network to make sure you receive the treatments you need (and none that you don’t). We offer a full range of treatments, including surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy for your cancer as well as treatments for a common effect of parathyroid cancer — a high level of calcium in your blood (hypercalcemia). - A national leader in cancer care
SCCA is the leading cancer treatment center in the region and among the top nationally, according to U.S. News & World Report. - NCI comprehensive cancer center
We are a comprehensive cancer center, a designation from the National Cancer Institute that reflects our scientific leadership and the depth and breadth of our research to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.
Treatment
SCCA treats the full range of cancers that can affect endocrine glands, including your parathyroid glands. Our endocrine tumor experts are UW Medicine doctors who also see patients at University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC). They work together closely to provide coordinated, world-class treatment for you.
Providers
At SCCA, you receive care from a team of providers with extensive experience in your disease. Your team includes doctors, a team coordinator, a registered nurse, an advanced practice provider and others, based on your needs. You also have access to experts like nutritionists, social workers, acupuncturists, psychiatrists and more who specialize in supporting people with cancer or blood disorders.
