Cancer
Clinical insights, innovative procedures, and tips for helping to prevent and treat cancer
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No one fights alone: A patient’s courageous story and paying it forward
Learn more about Vicky Cook's courageous fight against breast cancer.
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Integrative Cancer Care Supports Patients’ Mind, Body and Spirit During Cancer Treatment
Providence Swedish Regional Cancer System’s Integrative Cancer Care Program offers patients an array of holistic medicine treatments designed to complement conventional medical cancer care.
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Honoring our physicians on Doctors’ Day
In honor of Doctors' Day on March 30, we recognize the significant contributions of physicians and their commitment to providing the most advanced, highest quality care for our cancer patients.
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Providence researchers honored for studies of COVID-19’s impacts on colorectal cancer screenings & outcomes
Providence researchers receive awards for two studies of COVID-19’s impacts on colorectal cancer screenings and outcomes
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Keep your colon healthy to prevent disease
Your colon has an important job to do — and your role is to keep it healthy so it can perform its function well.
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A dedication to colorectal cancer patients
Dr. Hagen Kennecke, a medical oncologist and medical director of gastrointestinal oncology at Providence, talks about what inspires him in his career.
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Targeted therapies are the focus of new studies for colorectal and bile duct cancers
New trials available at Earle A. Chiles Research Institute for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive (HER2+) colorectal cancer and patients with cholangiocarcinoma.
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Patient describes lung cancer journey as “easy” thanks to Providence’s multidisciplinary cancer care team
Lung nodule clinic: Game-changing technology, superb physicians and caregivers help lead great-grandmother from diagnosis to recovery in two months.
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Celebrating our oncology social workers
In honor of Social Work Month we recognize the incredible contributions of oncology social workers.
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Learn how to prevent and detect colorectal cancer
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Providence is offering a list of resources to help you learn about the disease and screening options.
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Providence researchers study early detection test that can detect more than 50 cancer types
Providence researchers are studying a blood-based, multi-cancer early detection test able to detect more than 50 cancer types through a single blood draw.
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Cancer vaccine is focus of breast cancer study at Providence
A new trial offered at Providence Cancer Institute is enrolling patients with early-stage HR-positive and HER2-negative breast cancer.
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AACR Project GENIE: Making an impact worldwide in cancer research and precision medicine
As part of an international data-sharing consortium of leading cancer centers, Providence Cancer Institute and Swedish Cancer Institute work together to provide genomic data to Project GENIE.
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Providence Cancer Center earns national accreditation
The Commission on Cancer, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, has awarded a three-year accreditation to the cancer program at Providence Alaska Medical Center.
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Which cancer screenings should you undergo?
Depending on your age, there are a number of recommended cancer screenings. Here’s a list of the different kinds of screenings.
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Low-fiber diet for colonoscopy prep
In the days leading up to a colonoscopy, it’s a good idea to eat foods that are low in fiber. Here, we give you some ideas.
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MRI-guided radiotherapy is a gamechanger in treating prostate cancer
Using MRI-guided radiation, Providence radiation oncologists can precisely target tumors for destruction while minimizing damage to surrounding normal tissue.
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Providence Saint John’s opens last phase of clinical trial of promising drug for aggressive brain cancer
One patient tells his inspiring story of recovery
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New study opens for non-GCB DLBCL patients under age 70
A new clinical trial offered at Providence Cancer Institute to study the safety and effectiveness of two different treatments for people under age 70 with previously untreated non-GCB DLBCL.
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Leonard Cancer Institute Earns Accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
Providence Mission Hospital and the Judi and Bill Leonard Cancer Institute for Prevention, Treatment and Wellness recently earned a three-year accreditation from the NAPRC.
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