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By LocalHealthGuide on March 11th, 2010
Health stories in the news
Hip implant recalled. Local health plan executives score big bonuses. Institute for Systems Biology screens genomes to pinpoint disease genes.
Category: Cancer
By LocalHealthGuide on March 02nd, 2010
Gilda’s Club Seattle “Bags & Bottles” Benefit, March 14th
Event includes live auction of handbags donated by celebrities such as Tina Fey and Rachael Ray and wines from 32 Northwest wineries.
By LocalHealthGuide on February 03rd, 2010
Upcoming talks hosted by the cancer support group Gilda’s Club Seattle
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, preparing for and recovering from surgery, navigating health-related legal documents.
By Erica Rex on February 01st, 2010
First Person: Escaping To England to find a doctor who listens
Diagnosed with breast cancer and no longer covered by her health insurance, Erica Rex married and moved to England to get care.
By Michael McCarthy on January 29th, 2010
Symptoms may be of little help in the early detection of ovarian cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center study.
By LocalHealthGuide on January 05th, 2010
Gilda’s Club to host three free lectures in February
Talks on natural medicine, cancer genetics, and cancer & sexuality
By LocalHealthGuide on December 22nd, 2009
Cancer: What people really want to know–free symposium Jan. 16
Information about cancer research “in language we can all understand.”
By KaiserHealthNews on December 07th, 2009
For black women, breast cancer strikes younger
Putting off the first mammogram until age 50 could endanger the lives of black women.
By LocalHealthGuide on December 03rd, 2009
Gilda’s Club to host talks on complementary/alternative medicine and cancer
Three lecture series will take place in January and February.
By KaiserHealthNews on November 22nd, 2009
Evidence-Based Medicine: Hard For Some To Swallow
People don’t always want to do what the data say to do.
By KaiserHealthNews on November 20th, 2009
Mammogram Controversy: ‘Politics Is Always Intruding Into The World Of Breast Cancer’
This is not the first time that breast cancer has become a big political issue.
By LocalHealthGuide on October 30th, 2009
Fred Hutch researchers receive $7.9 million grant to study genetics of esophageal cancer
The project will study genetic information from more than 7,000 people.
By LocalHealthGuide Staff on September 09th, 2009
Gilda’s Club of Seattle: Upcoming Events
Gilda’s Club of Seattle, which provides a meeting place for people with cancer and their friends and families, will host three free lectures and their annual Halloween party next month.
By LocalHealthGuide Staff on August 31st, 2009
Evergreen launches digital mammography coach
The coach will provide same-day mammography services at the Evergreen clinics in Bothell, Sammamish and Duvall every week on a regular rotation.
By Dr. Gregory Foltz on August 28th, 2009
Seattle researchers team up to fight brain cancer
The death of Sen. Edward Kennedy from glioblastoma has called attention to the challenge of developing better treatment for brain cancers. Below is column by Dr. Greg Foltz on brain cancer research that LocalHealthGuide published last May to call attention to the Annual Seattle Brain Cancer Walk to raise funds for brain cancer research..
By Dr. Carolyn Clancy on August 24th, 2009
Personalized Medicine’s Frontier Is Coming Into View
By Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.
August 18, 2009
Our parents and grandparents share family values, traditions, and heirlooms with us to help define who we are. They also pass along genes that determine our eye color, height, and risk for developing certain medical conditions.
Decades of experience have shown us that inherited risks play a large role in [...]
By admin on August 13th, 2009
Walk or run the Seattle Half-Marathon and raise money for Gilda’s Club Seattle
Gilda’s Club Seattle is organizing a 13-week training program for those who want to run or walk Seattle Half-Marathon and raise funds the club.
Gilda’s Club Seattle is a non-profit group that provides activities and a meeting place for men, women and children living with cancer and their families and friends where they can join with [...]
By admin on August 05th, 2009
Health stories in the news–Aug. 4th
Lack of patients for clinical trials slows cancer research
New York Times reporter Gina Kolata leads her story about how the lack of patients willing to participate in studies is hobbling cancer research with a quote from Dr. Scott Ramsey of Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Dr. Ramsay, a cancer researcher and health economist at the Seattle [...]
By admin on August 03rd, 2009
Gilda’s Club Seattle will host three talks next month. All talks are free and open to the public.
Talk with the Expert: Advanced Ovarian Cancer Treatment Options—Sept. 10th.
Talk with the Expert: Lung Cancer—Sept. 17th.
Keeping Healthy After Cancer—Sept. 24th.
9/10/09 Free Discussion: Talk with the Expert: Advanced Ovarian Cancer Treatment Options
Join us for Talk with the Expert; an opportunity [...]
By admin on July 21st, 2009
Health stories in the news – July 21
Continuous chemotherapy for some cancers?
New York Times reporter Andrew Pollack writes that some doctors and pharmaceutical companies are advocating treating patients with cancer continuously.
“That would be a departure from the common practice of stopping treatment when the cancer is under control and resuming it only if the cancer worsens,” Pollack writes.
Some doctors say such ”maintenance [...]
By admin on July 17th, 2009
Health stories in the news – July 17
They’re baaaack: Harry and Louise – but now with a different message
Nearly, two decades ago, the fictional couple Harry and Louise appeared in ads sponsored by the health insurance industry that helped doom President Bill Clinton’s health-care reform legislation.
The ads warned that if health-reform passed Americans faced having the government limiting their choice of health [...]
By admin on July 03rd, 2009
Free Prostate Cancer Screening
Virginia Mason in partnership with ZERO: The Project to End Prostate Cancer and KOMO4, will host a mobile free prostate cancer testing program Thursday, July 9 in Seattle and Friday, July 10 in Issaquah from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Drive Against Prostate Cancer screening is free, confidential and does not require an appointment or health [...]
By admin on June 25th, 2009
Health stories in the news
New York Times columnist hopes Obama “tunes out” the AMA
New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof calls on President Barack Obama to tune out the American Medical Association, which is opposing a public health insurance plan that would compete with private insurers.
Instead, he bids the president heed Dr. David Scheiner, what was Mr. Obama’s doctor [...]
By admin on June 02nd, 2009
Hospital News
Valley Medical Center Receives Achievement Award for Heart Treatment
The American Heart Association (AHA) has awarded Valley Medical Center a Silver Performance Achievement Award for its efforts to make sure the care the hospital provides to its heart failure patients meets the AHA’s treatment guidelines.
The award was given as part of the AHA’s “Get with the [...]
By admin on May 27th, 2009
Seattle researchers team up to fight brain cancer – Dr. Greg Foltz
While there has been great progress in the fight against many common cancers, progress against brain cancers, some of the deadliest cancers known, has been agonizingly slow.
Over the past 25 years, for example, only three new drug have been approved for the treatment of brain cancers, and survival rates remain essentially the same as they [...]
By admin on May 13th, 2009
Event: Moving Beyond Cancer to Wellness
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Survivorship Program will host its third annual Moving Beyond Cancer to Wellness educational event on Saturday, June 13, 2009.
The event, which is designed for cancer patients and survivors including caregivers, friends, family and health care professionals, is free, but registration is required.
Keynote speaker — Daniel Shapiro, Ph.D
The event will feature keynote speaker Daniel [...]
By admin on April 23rd, 2009
Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center announces winners of its “Get Screened!” video contest
Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has announced the winners of it’s “Get Screened!” video contest.
The purpose of the competition was to promote colorectal-cancer screening.
Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer death in the U.S., but is curable if detected early.
Zach Smith of Spokane, Washington won first prize with a one-minute spot.
The [...]
By admin on April 11th, 2009
Surviving Cancer with Style Fashion Show and luncheon to benefit Gilda’s Club Seattle, April 28
All the models gracing the catwalk at this year’s Surviving with Style Fashion show to benefit Gilda’s Club of Seattle will be cancer survivors.
Men, women and children’s fashions will be featured at the fashion show and luncheon, which will be held Tuesday, April 28th at The Westin in downtown Seattle.
Gilda’s Club is a non-profit group [...]
By admin on April 02nd, 2009
Free services to help you quit smoking
Smoking just got a lot more expensive in Washington state. The a new federal tax that went into affect April 1 added 62 cents to the cost of a pack making the total federal tax on a pack to $1.01.
With the new federal taxes plus state taxes, the pack of brand name cigarettes at our [...]
By admin on March 26th, 2009
Circumcision effective way to reduce risk of AIDS, herpes and genital warts, UW researchers say
Healthcare providers should make it clear to patients and parents that male circumcision substantially reduces a man’s risk of contracting AIDS, genital herpes and the virus that causes genital warts and cervical cancer, two University of Washington researchers write in today’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
In recent years, the value of circumcision [...]
By admin on March 21st, 2009
Health News Round-up
In the news:
Finding cheaper healthcare abroad … Bargaining for cheaper care at home … New studies cast doubt on value of common cancer test for men.
Finding cheaper healthcare abroad
New York Times reporter Walecia Konrad writes about how more and more Americans are going abroad for healthcare where the cost of some procedures can be 20 [...]
By admin on March 11th, 2009
Sound Health: Colon Cancer Screening
People put it off, but colorectal cancer screening should top your list of things to do when you turn 50, writes Dr. Lori Whittaker in this month’s Sound Health column.
It seems to be one of the most popular tests to put off to another day. If you’re 50 you probably know what I’m talking about: [...]
By admin on March 04th, 2009
Gilda’s Club Seattle’s Bags & Bottles Event
SUNDAY MARCH 15 – Gilda’s Club Seattle holds its BAGS & BOTTLES! event.
Experience a new wine tasting & fashion event concept at the swanky confines of the Westin Hotel in Seattle on the afternoon of Sunday March 15th.
This exciting event is similar to the extremely popular sold-out “Sips & Shoes” event last November.
If you love [...]
By admin on February 24th, 2009
Video: Cancer patients struggle to pay their medical bills
The cost of cancer care can impoverish even patients with health insurance. The American Cancer Society in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation have made a documentary about three cancer patients who must struggle to pay their bills.
To read our coverage of the report on the costs of cancer care by the American Cancer Society [...]
By admin on February 21st, 2009
Gilda’s Club “Bags and Bottles” wine and fashion fundraiser
[ March 15, 2009; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]
If you love wine, purses and handbags, you’ll love this 3rd annual wine tasting and fashion event!
“Bags and Bottles” is a fundraiser for Gilda’s Club Seattle.
Women who attend are encouraged to bring a new or almost new purse for the silent auction portion of the event.
We will feature wineries pouring their delicious wines and a host [...]
By admin on February 12th, 2009
Gilda’s Club to host four free lectures in March for those living with cancer and their families
Gilda’s Club Seattle will host four free lectures in March including a talk on how families can cope with cancer and a talk on the rights people with serious illnesses have to protect them against job discrimination.
The lectures are held Thursday evenings at Gilda’s Club on Broadway in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. A full description of [...]
By admin on February 12th, 2009
Virginia Mason News
Virginia Mason Medical Center reports that 99% of its staff members have been immunized against influenza, the highest rate Virginia Mason has achieved since implementing its patient safety policy in 2005.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all health-care personnel be vaccinated each year to protect themselves and to prevent transmission [...]
By admin on February 09th, 2009
Multivitamins fail to show benefit in large study of older women
In a large study of older women, taking multivitamins did not reduce the risk of heart disease or cancer—nor did it appear to prolong life.
Marian L. Neuhouser, Ph.D from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Division of Public Health Sciences was the lead author of the paper, which appears on the February 9 issue of Archives [...]
By admin on February 07th, 2009
After stopping hormone therapy, a woman’s risk of breast cancer drops
A woman’s risk of breast cancer drops “markedly” after she stops taking hormone therapy commonly used to treat menopause, according to a study in this week’s issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
Three of the study authors are from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center: Ross L. Prentice, Garnet Anderson, and Aaron K. Aragaki.
In [...]
By admin on February 06th, 2009
Cancer care costs can impoverish even those with insurance – report says
Having health insurance may not protect you from the high cost of cancer care, according to a report by Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Cancer Society.
The report profiles 20 patients and tells how they’ve had to struggle to pay for the costs of cancer care even though they had private insurance when they were [...]
