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OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Is First in Pacific Northwest to Perform TransOral Robotic Surgery

April 02, 2010

The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute has again pioneered some of the newest technology for head and neck cancer treatment in the Pacific Northwest. TransOral robotic surgery (TORS) removes tumors from the throat (oropharynx) and voicebox (larynx) while ...

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Participates in National, Groundbreaking Clinical Trial for Breast Cancer

March 18, 2010

The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is one of 20 cancer centers across the country selected to participate in a groundbreaking clinical trial aimed at testing the most promising drugs in development in women newly diagnosed with higher risk, rapidly ...

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Participates in National, Groundbreaking Clinical Trial for Breast Cancer

March 18, 2010

The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is one of 20 cancer centers across the country selected to participate in a groundbreaking clinical trial aimed at testing the most promising drugs in development in women newly diagnosed with higher risk, rapidly ...

Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Increased Lung Cancer Risk

March 03, 2010

Women aged 50 to 76 who take estrogen plus progestin may have an increased risk of lung cancer, according to a new study published in the pre-print online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Although the risk is “duration-dependent,” with ...

Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Increased Lung Cancer Risk

March 03, 2010

Women aged 50 to 76 who take estrogen plus progestin may have an increased risk of lung cancer, according to a new study published in the pre-print online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Although the risk is “duration-dependent,” with ...

OHSU Offers Free Head and Neck Cancer Screenings

March 02, 2010

WHAT: As part of national Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is offering free head and neck cancer screenings. There is no pre-registration or appointment reservation required for this event. Participants need only ...

OHSU’s Brian Druker Receives 2010 Portland First Citizen Award

February 04, 2010

The Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors® (PMAR) honored Brian Druker, M.D., director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, JELD-WEN Chair of Leukemia Research at Oregon Health & Science University, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute ...

OHSU’s Brian Druker Receives 2010 Portland First Citizen Award

February 04, 2010

The Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors® (PMAR) honored Brian Druker, M.D., director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, JELD-WEN Chair of Leukemia Research at Oregon Health & Science University, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute ...

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Assesses Quality of Life in Esophageal Cancer Patients Getting Radiation Therapy

January 22, 2010

A three-year study of esophageal cancer patients who received radiation therapy at the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute reveals significant improvements to their quality of life when it comes to physical symptoms. However, ...