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OHSU Cancer Institute Researcher Discovers New Predictor of Prostate Cancer Recurrence

February 14, 2008

An Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researcher has found a biomarker that may help improve the ability to predict if a man's prostate cancer is going to come back after surgical removal. In order to make this discovery, researchers ...

Exercise Study Could Benefit Older Breast Cancer Survivors

January 14, 2008

Liz Pfeifer said she felt tremendously overwhelmed when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Having breast cancer made her feel like she was losing her identity and her ability to cope. But then, as she progressed through treatment and gathered ...

Exercise Study Could Benefit Older Breast Cancer Survivors

January 14, 2008

Liz Pfeifer said she felt tremendously overwhelmed when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Having breast cancer made her feel like she was losing her identity and her ability to cope. But then, as she progressed through treatment and gathered ...

OHSU Cancer Institute Researcher Discovers What Fuels Certain Cancer Mutation

December 11, 2007

An Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researcher has discovered that a particular hormone is responsible for driving a cancer enzyme to cause an often deadly red blood cell cancer. Researchers working with the cancer mutation in the ...

OHSU Cancer Institute Researcher Discovers What Fuels Certain Cancer Mutation

December 11, 2007

An Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researcher has discovered that a particular hormone is responsible for driving a cancer enzyme to cause an often deadly red blood cell cancer. Researchers working with the cancer mutation in the ...

OHSU Cancer Institute Researchers Find New Drug Candidate Knocks Out Resistant Form Of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

December 10, 2007

Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have found a new, experimental drug candidate it to be effective against a highly resistant mutation in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). This drug candidate could build on the legacy of ...

OHSU Cancer Institute Researchers Find New Drug Candidate Knocks Out Resistant Form Of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

December 10, 2007

Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have found a new, experimental drug candidate it to be effective against a highly resistant mutation in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). This drug candidate could build on the legacy of ...

OHSU Cancer Institute Researcher Identifies Protein Marker For Prostate Cancer Survival

June 04, 2007

Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have identified a protein that is a strong indicator of survival for men with advanced prostate cancer. The C-reactive protein, also known as CRP, is a special type of protein produced by ...

OHSU Cancer Institute Researcher Identifies Protein Marker For Prostate Cancer Survival

June 04, 2007

Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have identified a protein that is a strong indicator of survival for men with advanced prostate cancer. The C-reactive protein, also known as CRP, is a special type of protein produced by ...

OHSU Cancer Institute Presents Findings From Phase 3 Multicenter Study Of Active Cellular Immunotheraphy In Early Stage Prostate Cancer Patients

June 04, 2007

Data from an ongoing study designed to explore the biologic and clinical activity of cancer immunotherapy sipuleucel-T, or Provenge, in patients with early stage recurrent prostate cancer who have a rising serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) level, ...

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