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Racial Disparities In Lung Cancer Start With Research

Researchers are concerned about the lack of diverse representation in the clinical studies.

Dec 1, 2022

The Knight Cancer Research Building at Oregon Health & Science University. | COURTESY OHSU

Rural Americans Have Difficulty Accessing Promising Cancer Treatment

CAR T-cell therapy is available at only about 150 transplant centers, creating an accessibility issue for roughly half of Americans.

Aug 25, 2022

RESEARCH ASSISTANT JACK BUITRAGO SHOWS HOW ORAL RINSE SAMPLES ARE PROCESSED FOR THE HEALTHY OREGON PROJECT AT OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY IN PORTLAND, OREGON ON MONDAY, JULY 18, 2022./BRIAN HAYES/STATESMAN JOURNAL

Free Healthy Oregon Project Offers Early Cancer Detection To All

The Healthy Oregon Project is looking for more people to participate in the free screening, particularly communities of color.

Aug 4, 2022

JENI RAE PETERS OF RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA ― PICTURED WITH HER DAUGHTER LISHA JANE FEATHERMAN — WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 2 BREAST CANCER IN 2020. SHE’S HAD HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH HER EMPLOYERS, BUT SHE STILL HAD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OUT-OF-POCKET./DAWNEE LEBEAU FOR KHN AND NPR

In America, Cancer Patients Endure Debt On Top Of Disease

The high costs of modern-day care have left millions with a devastating financial burden, but few suffer more than those with cancer.

Jul 12, 2022

The Jack Fire outside Roseburg filled the air with smoke at North Umpqua Highway in July 2021. | OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Oregon’s Wildfire Smoke Comes With Cancer-Causing Chemicals

Monitoring by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality showed elevated levels of chemicals harmful to human health during the wildfires of 2020.

Dec 28, 2021

THE HELEN R. WALTON CHILDREN’S ENRICHMENT CENTER IN BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, ELIMINATED OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED EXPOSURES TO SIX MAJOR CLASSES OF CHEMICALS WHEN ITS NEW CAMPUS OPENED IN 2019./SADIE OLDEBEKEN/HELEN R. WALTON CHILDREN'S ENRICHMENT CENTER