Cancer survivors can now be seen at a convenient location with the highest quality of care, through Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Survivorship Program at Harborview Medical Center (HMC) in Seattle. This relationship was established to provide cancer survivor care and the benefits of research to underserved communities in the area.
The Survivorship Program offers treatment, support, and education for survivors in the years after cancer treatment. Many cancer survivors have been treated with a variety of chemotherapies and radiation. These therapies can result in some potential long lasting or late onset effects. The clinic addresses various problems you may face after therapy, including: infertility, graft vs. host disease, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and future cancer risk.
At the Harborview Survivorship Clinic, you will be given a thorough screening and health evaluation by our medical staff, professionals who have dedicated themselves to learning about and dealing with survivorship issues. You will leave with a treatment summary that lists all of your therapy and medical information that is pertinent to your diagnosis and any possible late effects. This treatment summary will have recommendations for you and your healthcare provider to keep you as healthy and as informed as possible in the future. You may receive information on nutrition, exercise, or counseling to help you optimize your health in the years following your cancer treatment.
At the Harborview Survivorship Clinic our medical staff can talk with you about how to manage and assess any late complications or issues you may be experiencing, and we look forward to helping optimize the years you have ahead.
Dr. Hannah Linden, a breast cancer specialist, directs the newly developed cancer Survivorship Program at HMC in Seattle, Washington.
For more information or to schedule an appointment at the clinic at Harborview, please contact the Survivorship Program.
Harborview Medical Center
325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 288-2034
http://www.uwmedicine.org/Facilities/Harborview
