For health care professionals
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) is a nationally-recognized treatment center that provides advanced therapies and clinical trials for cancers and other blood disorders. SCCA unites the physicians and researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, UW Medicine and Seattle Children's and provides a variety of resources for community physicians and other health care professionals.
Oncology Insights blog
This blog is designed for SCCA referring providers who bring world-class cancer care to their patients. Gain timely insights from our nationally-renowned experts through our e-newsletter. We are privileged to partner with you.
Featured stories
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) is recruiting patients with prostate cancer to participate in a new registry called PROMISE — Prostate Cancer Registry of Outcomes and Germline Mutations for Improved Survival and Treatment Effectiveness. The PROMISE registry will help researchers learn more about how germline mutations affect prostate cancer outcomes.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of death in the U.S. and highly treatable when caught early. But less than 15% of people at high risk for lung cancer receive potentially life-saving screening.
When Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) launched its high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) program last year under the leadership of urologic oncologist, George Schade, MD, it became the only medical center in Washington state to offer the procedure.
The initiation of intense induction chemotherapy for patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) has traditionally required long inpatient admissions. These hospitalizations – lasting four to five weeks on average – have been accepted as the standard of care given the need for management of treatment-related cytopenia and the associated infectious and bleeding risks.
Provider resources
We strive to support SCCA’s vision to improve cancer care by providing the highest-quality medical resources and education to our community.
Provider education
SCCA provides symposiums, webinars and other educational programs about specific disease programs focusing on advancements to diagnostic techniques and treatment modalities. Our programs feature physician speakers from SCCA, Fred Hutch, UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s.
Visiting physician program
A visiting physician is a medical doctor with recent patient primary care experience who rotates through the clinical services of the Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT) units.
Contact us
If you have questions about specific treatments or processes, and would like to set up a meeting to discuss with one of our physicians, the outreach team would be happy to help. Please send us an email at sccaoutreach@seattlecca.org