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UW Medicine, in partnership with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, provides the highest quality, comprehensive cancer care to patients with all types of cancer, regardless of how rare or common, simple or complex their diagnosis.
Cancer specialists based at UW Medical Center and SCCA work closely together to ensure cancer care is integrated at every level. Our team includes medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, clinical pharmacists, nurses, nutritionists and other healthcare professionals with special training. The multidisciplinary team approach leads to better care and better outcomes for our patients.
Our team is comprised of internationally recognized experts in oncology. They include scientists studying genetic mutations of ovarian cancer to develop prevention tactics, providers developing vaccines to prevent breast and ovarian cancer, engineers and oncologists using nanotechnology to improve patient outcomes, as well as many other clinicians delivering the latest and best cancer care possible to patients every day.
As part of an academic health system, our providers have also trained many community-based healthcare professionals to care for patients with cancer, and they continue to educate the next generation of healthcare professionals.
Cancer services
UW Medicine and SCCA provide a full spectrum of cancer management – from preventing the disease, to caring for newly diagnosed patients, to coordinating specialty care for patients with advanced forms of the disease. We provide leading-edge treatments for the following types of cancer:
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