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OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Physician Develops Training Blueprint for Treating Adolescent, Young Adult Cancer Patients

November 16, 2010

Health care providers that classify cancer patients as children or adults often neglect the particular medical needs of adolescents and young adults, which can have serious consequences. It forces these patients to straddle two arenas of health care ...

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Physician Develops Training Blueprint for Treating Adolescent, Young Adult Cancer Patients

November 16, 2010

Health care providers that classify cancer patients as children or adults often neglect the particular medical needs of adolescents and young adults, which can have serious consequences. It forces these patients to straddle two arenas of health care ...

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Researchers Share Results of 15 Studies at Radiology Conference

November 01, 2010

Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute physicians will share the results of 15 studies at the 52nd annual conference for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The research to be presented covers a wide range of ...

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Researchers Share Results of 15 Studies at Radiology Conference

November 01, 2010

Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute physicians will share the results of 15 studies at the 52nd annual conference for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The research to be presented covers a wide range of ...

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Community Hematology Oncology Opens Clinic at Adventist Medical Center

October 21, 2010

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute this week opened a Community Hematology Oncology clinic at Adventist Medical Center to give patients with cancer and blood diseases the option to be treated in their community. With the opening of the East Portland clinic, ...

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Community Hematology Oncology Opens Clinic at Adventist Medical Center

October 21, 2010

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute this week opened a Community Hematology Oncology clinic at Adventist Medical Center to give patients with cancer and blood diseases the option to be treated in their community. With the opening of the East Portland clinic, ...

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Among First in Nation to Treat Prostate Cancer Patients With New Immunotherapy

June 21, 2010

The Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute will be among the first sites in the nation to treat advanced prostate cancer patients with the newest drug approved by the FDA to fight the disease. Provenge® (sipuleucel-T) is a new ...

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Among First in Nation to Treat Prostate Cancer Patients With New Immunotherapy

June 21, 2010

The Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute will be among the first sites in the nation to treat advanced prostate cancer patients with the newest drug approved by the FDA to fight the disease. Provenge® (sipuleucel-T) is a new ...

New Study Suggests Targeted Radiation as Effective, More Convenient for Women With Breast Cancer

June 10, 2010

For select women with breast cancer, a one-time, targeted dose of radiation given at the time of surgery to remove a breast tumor is as effective as standard multi-week, post-operative radiation therapy, according to the results of a 10-year, ...

New Study Looks at Whether Spouses of Cancer Survivors Also Benefit From Exercise

June 09, 2010

Researchers in the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute are studying not only whether men with prostate cancer see the benefits of exercise (which could reduce side effects from their cancer treatment), but also whether spouses ...

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