How to make more cancers vulnerable to immunotherapies
Cancer immunotherapies called checkpoint inhibitors can bring dramatic, life-saving results – but only for a limited fraction of patients. Aiming to help more patients benefit, researchers in...
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Using radiation to boost circulating DNA for ‘liquid biopsies’ of cancer
Testing for tumor DNA in blood is easier and safer than taking a biopsy of tumor tissue. The problem is, early-stage tumors may not shed enough DNA to find in a blood draw. Researchers at OHSU are...
How depression impacts lung cancer survival
Nearly half of people with lung cancer experience symptoms of depression. And a significant fraction – up to 13 percent – develop a major depressive disorder. A new study suggests it might be...