Thursday, July 6, 2006 • Vol 12, Issue 13

The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance's unique Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention Program provides patients, such as Ron Mitchell (center), with a multidisciplinary team of experts, including Sara Michelson, genetic counselor, and Dr. Bill Grady, medical director and gastroenterologist. Photo by Dean Forbes

• Breaking cancer's family ties
  SCCA's Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention Program leads region in screening, counseling and treating people with high cancer risk
  
  
• Making strides toward seeing the future
  Researchers develop a model to predict GVHD mortality rates in patients undergoing transplants
  
  

• Science writer Lawrence Altman speaks July 18 in Pelton
  
  
• Form teams now, sign up Aug. 4 for United Way's Day of Caring
  
  
• Save Aug. 24 for annual Center, SCCA faculty/staff barbecue
  
  
• Pacific Health Summit focuses on globalization of health-care research
  
  
• Basic Sciences researcher receives Burroughs Wellcome career award
  
  
• Trask Lab graduate student wins genetics and public-policy fellowship
  
  
• Seattle Cancer Care Alliance volunteers earn award for excellence
  
  
• Volunteer for Catch a Cure for Cancer radiothon on WARM 106.9
  
  
• Free laptop cable locks now available
  
  

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