OHSU and Cancer Research UK to collaborate on early detection

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THE KNIGHT CANCER INSTITUTE at Oregon Health & Science University and Cancer Research UK formed an international collaboration focused on the early detection of cancer.

The collaboration seeks to address research models for the earliest stages of the disease; shortages of tissue samples available for research, especially samples from higher risk patients; and the need for a better understanding of the biology of early cancer and appropriate technologies to detect its features.

The collaboration will host an annual international conference series; in 2016, the conference will be titled “Cancer Research UK and OHSU Knight Cancer Institute present the Sondland-Durant Early Detection of Cancer Conference” in recognition of generous support from the Gordon D. Sondland and Katherine J. Durant Foundation.

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