All the things that make women wonderfully unique are why we opened the True Family Women’s Cancer Center. Our specialists focus exclusively on treating women with cancer, and the True Center offers a number of ways to women and their families.

When you’re facing a cancer diagnosis, you want the best medical care available. You’ll find many of Puget Sound’s top cancer experts at the True Center, an entire team of specialists and unmatched support from diagnosis through treatment and recovery. We offer:

Greater collaboration from more providers located within the True Center
Coordinated care from a specially trained care coordination team who works with every patient to help make appointments, answer questions and ease the process
Welcome convenience with most appointments happening in the same building
Personalized treatment including a custom treatment plan for every patient
Clinical trials at one of the leading trial sites in the West, with hundreds of cancer drug and treatment trials in progress
Support services that go beyond physical health, including financial counseling, therapy and more
Extensive resources from throughout the Swedish Cancer Institute and Swedish system

Conditions We Treat

If you’re a woman, and you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, we can help. Physicians at the True Center treat women of all ages with all types of cancer.

Bladder Cancer
Brain Cancer
Breast Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Head and Neck Cancer
Leukemia
Liver Cancer
Lung Cancer
Lymphoma
Multiple Myeloma
Ovarian Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Renal/Kidney Cancer
Skin Cancer
Thyroid Cancer

Learn more about the services and treatment options offered at the Swedish Cancer Institute.

Breast Surgical Services

Our team of experienced breast health care professionals at First Hill, provide patients with up-to-date, compassionate, and coordinated care in a supportive setting.

We offer specialist consultation for benign and malignant breast conditions. We also provide evaluations and follow up for high-risk patients, as well as diagnostic procedures including:

Breast abscess aspiration
Core needle biopsy
Cyst aspiration
Fine needle aspiration
Minor procedure treatment room
Skin and nipple biopsies

Support Services

Dealing with cancer is a big enough challenge. But sometimes, the emotional and financial side effects can feel every bit as overwhelming. At the True Center, you’ll find a wide range of services and specially-trained staff to help you and your family through a difficult time.

Cancer education classes
Fertility preservation
Financial counselors
Genetic counselors
Nutritional care
Oncology social workers
Psychiatric care
Sellen Construction Education Center
Support groups

Second Opinions & Referrals

If you’d like a second opinion from Swedish, call one of our care coordinators at 855-TRUECTR. They will help determine which physician you should see and help set up an appointment. They can also help arrange for medical records, images and lab reports to be sent to the right place.

Refer a patient to Swedish

If you’d like to refer a patient to the True Family Women’s Cancer Center, please call 855-TRUECTR (855-878-3287) and ask to speak to a physician referral coordinator. If you’re on the EPIC system, you can easily track your patient’s diagnosis and treatment online.

If you’d like to consult with one of our surgeons or oncologists first, please call 1-855-TRUECTR (1-855-878-3287) to set up a telephone consultation.

You can also search for specialists online on the physician referral section of Swedish’s website.

If one of your patients needs immediate hospitalization, contact our 24/7 transfer center at 866-470-4233.