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...
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The cancer kept coming back
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...
For rare tumors, a far-reaching trial of immunotherapy
The first federally funded clinical trial of immunotherapy for rare cancers launched this week under the auspices of SWOG, the research consortium headquartered at the OHSU Knight Cancer...