Knight Cancer signal achievements of 2022
People at the Knight Cancer Institute accomplished a lot in 2022. Through innovative, collaborative research and education, the institute delivers cancer prevention, detection, and care — one...
People at the Knight Cancer Institute accomplished a lot in 2022. Through innovative, collaborative research and education, the institute delivers cancer prevention, detection, and care — one...
His life was blasted apart by a rare but vicious type of cancer. Could an experimental treatment help? When Derek Fadness woke up, the room was dark and his face was swaddled in bandages. He could...
An OHSU surgeon’s innovative approach targets deadly cholangiocarcinoma of the liver. Jerry Widawski knew the statistics were not in his favor. At age 68, he was diagnosed with a rare...
People with liver cancer awaiting transplantation could benefit from non-invasive radiation treatments but are rarely given this therapy, according to a new analysis of U.S. national...
OHSU’s Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship has received a grant from NeoGenomics Laboratories that will support fellows for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years in the Knight Cancer...
This week, the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute opened a new, 13,000-square-foot space devoted to serving patients taking part in early-phase clinical trials. The unit completes the build-out of the...
OHSU's immunotherapy and cell transplant team has earned national recognition for its expertise and experience providing CAR T-cell therapy — the breakthrough treatment for children with leukemia...
VA Portland Health Care System and OHSU are launching a precision oncology center of excellence supported by the Prostate Cancer Foundation. On Veteran's Day, the foundation announced $5 million in...
Knight Cancer clinicians at Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center are the first in Oregon to offer a treatment option that will improve outcomes for patients with bladder cancer who cannot tolerate surgery or...
From basic research, to patient care, to impact in the community, the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute has a mission to end cancer as we know it. Here’s a look back at a year of...
Image: NCI. . For some marginalized populations in the U.S., barriers preventing access to radiation therapy and other lifesaving cancer care are as insurmountable as those in the poorest nations,...