Patient Update Newsletter

	Summer 2013 Issue New Cancer Center Opens at Swedish/Edmonds In response to the growing need for medical oncology and infusion services in the south Snohomish and north King County area, a new two-story, 17,102-square-foot Swedish Cancer Institute (SCI) facility opened at Swedish/Edmonds in early April 2013. Read the Summer 2013 issue
	Spring 2013 Issue Thrive Through Cancer Cancer survior and Swedish patient, Rose Egge founded the non-profit organization Thrive Through Cancer with the mission of helping young adults fight cancer, find hope and thrive. Read the Spring 2013 issue
	Winter 2013 Issue Swedish Launches New Lung Cancer Screening Program Screening for lung cancer has the potential to save more lives than any other type of cancer screening in history. Read the Winter 2013 issue
	Fall 2012 Issue True Family Women's Cancer Center Now Open Opened in June 2012, the True Family Women’s Cancer Center is making it easier than ever to access cancer care and treatment services. Read the Fall 2012 issue
	Summer 2012 Issue Family Survivorship Advice for helping children deal with a cancer diagnosis in the family. Read the Summer 2012 issue
	Spring 2012 Issue Oncology Counseling Services Now Available at Swedish/Issaquah Oncology counselors are available to provide individuals and families with emotional and coping support as well as patient and family support groups. Read the Spring 2012 issue

	Fall 2011 Issue Cancer IS a Family Affair A cancer diagnosis can affect everyone in the family. We are working with the University of Washington School of Nursing on two research studies that evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs to support families. Read the Fall 2011 issue
	Summer 2011 Issue The Anticancer Lifestyle - Fighting Cancer Every Day in Every Way Focusing on the benefits of a healthy diet, a pollution-free environment, physical activity and emotional balance, The Anticancer Lifestyle class teaches you how to fight the threat of cancer by enhancing your body's natural cancer-fighting abilities. Read the Summer 2011 issue
	Spring 2011 issue Minimally Invasive Laser and Robotic Surgery for Head and Neck Cancers TORS is truly a major innovation and is only available in very few select centers in the entire nation, including the Swedish Cancer Institute Read the Spring 2011 issue
	Winter 2011 issue Robotic Lung Surgery: A Less Invasive Way to Treat Early Lung Cancer Thoracic surgeons at Swedish Medical Center believe the medical community is now at another crossroad in the surgical treatment of early lung cancer. This is based on an exciting new technologic advance involving the da Vinci® robot for lung cancer resections. Read the Winter 2011 issue
	Summer 2010 issue Acupuncture: A Useful Treatment Option in Cancer Care Acupuncture has shown excellent benefit in research studies for cancer pain, as well as for a range of other pain syndromes including back and neck pain, headache, and joint pains such as shoulder and knee... Read the Summer 2010 issue
	Spring 2010 issue Clearing Up Confusion Over Breast Screening Guidelines the Swedish Cancer Institute Breast Program has decided to join with other organizations in continuing to endorse the guidelines of the American Cancer Society. These guidelines recommend that women aged 40 ... Read the Spring 2010 issue
	Winter 2010 issue Healthy Eating During Cancer: Tips for the Kitchen A healthy diet and lifestyle is always useful to help you feel your best, especially during cancer treat-ment. There are a number of easy strat-egies you can use to keep your energy and comfort levels as close to normal as possible... Read the Winter 2010 issue
	Fall 2009 issue Patient Navigators Go Online For those on the cancer journey, sometimes simply getting to the resources available can be a daunting task. The American Cancer Society's Online Patient Navigator Program is helping to break down those barriers, getting the right resources to the right people at the right time... Read the Fall 2009 issue
	Spring 2008 issue Cancer Rehabilitation - ACTIVE program Helping patients deal with the physical, mental and emotional challenges that arise from living with cancer. ACTIVE is a rehabilitation program in which cancer patients can participate before, during and after treatment... Read the Spring 2008 issue
	Winter 2008 issue Improving Communication: How Podcasts Can Help Patients Anyone who knows someone with cancer is probably aware thatthere is an incredible amount of medical information in the world, ranging from news stories about new treatments to Web sites from cancer organizations to multiple recommendations from different doctors... Read the Winter 2008 issue
	Fall 2008 issue Navigators Help Guide Patients through the Cancer Experience Whether it is getting patients and caregivers the information they need to make treatment decisions, helping them deal with the day-to-day challenges of living with cancer, or connecting them with community resources, patient navigators can provide help throughout the disease continuum from the time of diagnosis, through treatment, into survivorship... Read the Fall 2008 issue