Swedish Cancer Institute First in the U.S. to Treat Patients with New Radiation Therapy
SEATTLE, June 10, 2009 – Very few areas of medicine are changing faster than cancer care and Seattle physicians and researchers are leading the way.A patient with pancreatic cancer at the Swedish Cancer Institute (SCI) recently became the first person in the United States to be treated with a ...
Swedish's Annual Auction Raises Record-Setting $6.2 million for New Women's Cancer Center, Charity-Care Program
SEATTLE, April 24, 2009 – Almost 800 people attended Swedish Medical Center's annual gala dinner auction, Celebrate Swedish, the evening of April 18 at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel and helped raise a record-setting $6.2 million – $5.4 million of which will be used to help the non-profit health...
Second Swedish Mobile Mammography Coach Hits the Road
SEATTLE, Nov. 13, 2008 – Swedish today added a second mobile mammography center to its fleet. The new Breast Care Express, a self-contained trailer, features the latest in full-field digital mammography equipment. And it is the first unit to incorporate a wireless broadband communications syst...
Swedish Receives $1 Million from The Norcliffe Foundation for Women's Cancer Center
SEATTLE, Oct. 28, 2008 – Swedish Medical Center has received a $1 million grant from The Norcliffe Foundation in support of a new Women's Cancer Center. When completed, the center will be the largest, most comprehensive clinical cancer center for women in the Northwest, delivering multidiscipl...
Puget Sound Business Journal Profiles Saul Rivkin, M.D., Founder and Board Chair of the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research
SEATTLE, Sept. 26, 2008 -- Swedish Cancer Institute Medical Oncologist Saul Rivkin, M.D., who is founder and board chair of the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research (MRCOCR), was profiled in this week's issue of the Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ).The MRCOCR, which is a joint...
Swedish Breast Cancer Expert Interviewed about Breast Self Exams
SEATTLE, Aug. 13, 2008 -- KCPQ Television (channel 13; FOX) aired a 'Wellness Report' story on Aug. 12 about breast self exams, how they should be performed and the important role they play in helping diagnose breast cancers.The story featured an interview with Patricia Dawson, M.D., medical...
Swedish Cancer Institute's Medical Director of Naturopathic Services Interviewed for TV News Story about Treatment Claims on the Web
SEATTLE, July 23, 2008 -- More than 1,500 people die of cancer every day, but there are more than 10 million walking around right now living with it. These days alternative treatments are playing an even bigger role.With the growing popularity of naturopathic alternatives more doctors are incorp...
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