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The Life Raft Group Presents Research Grants To Dr. Christopher Corless and Dr. Michael Heinrich

October 21, 2008

Life Raft Group (LRG), the prominent patient-based organization dedicated to ensuring the survival and well-being of patients and families living with a deadly cancer called gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), today presented $360,000 in research ...

Free Bone Marrow Donor Testing Offered at Light The Night Event

September 30, 2008

WHAT: Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute Center for Hematologic Malignancies and the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)are sponsoring a free marrow donor drive as part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Annual Light The Night ...

Free Bone Marrow Donor Testing Offered at Light The Night Event

September 30, 2008

WHAT: Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute Center for Hematologic Malignancies and the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)are sponsoring a free marrow donor drive as part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Annual Light The Night ...

First Gene Associated With Most Common Form of Macular Degeneration Identified

September 29, 2008

Researchers have identified a gene associated with the dry form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common form of the disease. Several genes have been associated with the disease, but this is the first to be associated solely with the ...

First Gene Associated With Most Common Form of Macular Degeneration Identified

September 29, 2008

Researchers have identified a gene associated with the dry form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common form of the disease. Several genes have been associated with the disease, but this is the first to be associated solely with the ...

OHSU Cancer Institute Researcher Combines Radiation Technology With Immunotherapy for Greater Effectiveness

September 24, 2008

Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have found the right formula of radiation and immunotherapy for fighting lung cancer tumors in mice, which they hope will translate to better treatment in human lung cancers. The study ...

OHSU Cancer Institute Researcher Combines Radiation Technology With Immunotherapy for Greater Effectiveness

September 24, 2008

Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have found the right formula of radiation and immunotherapy for fighting lung cancer tumors in mice, which they hope will translate to better treatment in human lung cancers. The study ...

OHSU Cancer Institute Researchers Look at How Breathing Relates to Prostate Movement During Radiation

September 23, 2008

Oregon Health & Science University researchers have determined exactly how much breathing affects prostate movement during radiation treatment. The results of this research are being presented from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. today at the 50th annual American ...

OHSU Cancer Institute Researchers Look at How Breathing Relates to Prostate Movement During Radiation

September 23, 2008

Oregon Health & Science University researchers have determined exactly how much breathing affects prostate movement during radiation treatment. The results of this research are being presented from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. today at the 50th annual American ...

New Research to Help Dogs With Cancer May Benefit People

September 16, 2008

A new study jointly conducted by Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine and the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute may one day help not only our canine friends with cancer, but also people with the human form of the ...

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