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Article: Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, ProCure to Develop Proton Therapy Center.

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October 13, 2009
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The development of a proton therapy center in the Pacific Northwest has taken a significant step forward with the signing of a letter of intent between the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) and ProCure Treatment Centers Inc. (ProCure). SCCA and ProCure announced the agreement today and are moving the project forward to bring this advanced form of radiation therapy to adult and pediatric cancer patients (see also Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and ProCure Treatment Centers Inc.).

"The SCCA was formed to accelerate the development and evaluation of new therapies for cancer, and then make those therapies more widely available in our region. Proton therapy has ...

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