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OHSU Doernbecher Doctors, Nurse Go Bald for Kids With Cancer

April 17, 2009

MEDIA ALERT OHSU DoernbecherDoctors, Nurse Go Bald for Kids With Cancer WHAT: Each year a number of pediatric physicians and nurses at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital have their heads shaved in support of children with cancer as part of St. ...

New Drug for Advanced Prostate Cancer Shows Promise

April 16, 2009

A new drug called MDV3100 has shown significant promise in lowering the prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels ‑ a marker for tumor growth ‑ in men with advanced prostate cancer who have no other option for cure. The drug has also been shown to shrink ...

OHSU Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program at Knight Cancer Institute Achieves National Center of Excellence Status

April 06, 2009

PORTLAND, Ore. — Kenna Warsinske was just 19 years old when she learned she had cancer. She also learned that as she fought this life-threatening disease, the treatments that could save her might be depriving her of having children later in life. ...

OHSU Opens Two New Hospital Floors, Expands Services to Cancer Patients

February 19, 2009

Oregon Health & Science University is opening two new floors in the OHSU Peter O. Kohler Pavilion. This second and final phase of the Kohler Pavilion expansion provides the most cancer beds under one roof in Oregon, and enhances the high-quality care ...

OHSU Opens Two New Hospital Floors, Expands Services to Cancer Patients

February 19, 2009

Oregon Health & Science University is opening two new floors in the OHSU Peter O. Kohler Pavilion. This second and final phase of the Kohler Pavilion expansion provides the most cancer beds under one roof in Oregon, and enhances the high-quality care ...

Renowned Lung Cancer Specialist Joins the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute as Part of Outstanding Leadership Team

January 21, 2009

Alan B. Sandler, M.D., a nationally renowned lung cancer specialist, is joining the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute as the chief of the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology and will be appointed as the DeArmond Chair for Cancer Research. “To have ...

Renowned Lung Cancer Specialist Joins the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute as Part of Outstanding Leadership Team

January 21, 2009

Alan B. Sandler, M.D., a nationally renowned lung cancer specialist, is joining the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute as the chief of the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology and will be appointed as the DeArmond Chair for Cancer Research. “To have ...

OHSU Appoints Nationally Recognized Urology Expert

January 20, 2009

Oregon Health & Science University has recruited highly acclaimed urologic cancer expert Christopher Amling, M.D., F.A.C.S., to head its Division of Urology in the Department of Surgery, effective March 1. Amling is the first prestigious recruit to ...

OHSU Appoints Nationally Recognized Urology Expert

January 20, 2009

Oregon Health & Science University has recruited highly acclaimed urologic cancer expert Christopher Amling, M.D., F.A.C.S., to head its Division of Urology in the Department of Surgery, effective March 1. Amling is the first prestigious recruit to ...

OHSU Doernbecher Launches Oregon’s Only Public Cord Blood Bank

January 13, 2009

OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is increasing the odds of cure for thousands of children and adults battling cancer and other life-threatening blood diseases around the world with the establishment of Oregon’s only public cord blood bank, the ...

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