Enzyme may bust pancreatic cancer barrier
In an early study in mice, scientists have seen remarkable progress at getting past the defenses of stubborn pancreatic cancer. The breakthrough is worth noting because Stage IV pancreatic cancer has...
View ArticleAvenues for hope in pancreatic cancer
“The cells themselves behave differently than other cancer cells,” explains Venu Pillarisetty, MD, SCCA doctor who sees pancreatic cancer patients. While this form of cancer typically has had few...
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SCCA Volunteer Spotlight: Miggie Olsson
Miggie Olsson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a decade ago. For 18 months she underwent treatment at SCCA, which consisted of chemotherapy, surgery, then chemotherapy again followed by radiation....
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SCCA Clinical Trials
Listed below are clinical trials that have opened at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance in the last several weeks. These trials are looking at new treatments for adult patients with sarcoma, pancreatic...
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Swim Across America advances cancer care, research
Editor’s note: Dr. Venu Pillarisetty is a surgical oncologist at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and a faculty member at the University of Washington. He shared a first-person account of how research is...
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Swim Across America looks to another banner year
Swimmers preparing for Swim Across America. The day dawned hopeful on September 10, 2016 as a fleet of 385 swimmers and 143 volunteers converged on Lake Washington in what would become Swim Across...
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Another big splash for Swim Across America
The community again came together to support Seattle Cancer Care Alliance cancer research and patients at Swim Across America-Seattle. A record-number 439 swimmers participated in the annual Lake...
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