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OHSU center for pancreatic care receives $10 million gift to ‘save lives of pancreatic cancer patients and help their families’

By Amanda Gibbs March 11, 2022

Funding will support therapeutic advances, increase services for high-risk patients, fuel expansion in early cancer detection.

Breast cancer screening: Study shows rate of overdiagnosis not as high as previously reported

By Amanda Gibbs March 07, 2022

New study co-led by OHSU researchers provides most robust U.S. estimate to date, shows overdiagnosis not as ‘alarmingly frequent’ as commonly believed.

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute applauds updated Biden administration ‘Cancer Moonshot’ initiative

By Amanda Gibbs February 02, 2022

Institute leaders helped shape revamped plans, say OHSU will be ‘instrumental’ in contributing to the cause moving forward.

‘The surgeon is the method’

By Amanda Gibbs November 23, 2021

Family with ‘so many touchpoints’ to OHSU travels from Seattle for pancreatic cancer surgery.

OHSU expands capacity for cancer clinical trials

By Darsen Campbell-Prissel August 25, 2021

New early-phase clinical trial unit in the Center for Health and Healing Building 2 on South Waterfront centralizes care for cancer patients, provides more research opportunities.

Donors give $2 billion to benefit the health and well-being of Oregonians

By Tracy Brawley April 02, 2021

More than 50,000 community members, organizations contribute to OHSU’s seven-year ONWARD campaign; philanthropic gifts support institution’s health care, education, research missions.

OHSU tribute to Gert Boyle

November 03, 2019

Her generosity leaves a legacy that will improve lives of cancer patients in Oregon and beyond.

OHSU, UO join forces to combat cancer with data science

By Amanda Gibbs June 13, 2019

The collaboration will develop large data analyzation approaches to quickly identify cell abnormalities that lead to cancer and other diseases.

Managing life after childhood cancer

By Tracy Brawley December 24, 2018

OHSU Doernbecher clinic provides comprehensive care and support to help pediatric cancer survivors live their best lives.

Making cancer clinical trials SMMART

By Joe Rojas-Burke November 16, 2018

OHSU is giving cancer researchers new ability to test drug combinations aimed at overwhelming a tumors’ ability to adapt.

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