For Cancer Patients
When you come to the Knight Cancer Institute, you and your loved ones can be sure you will be cared for by some of the world’s best cancer doctors.
You will receive leading-edge expertise in treating even the most complex cancers. And you’ll be cared for by a compassionate team of specialists who treat you as a person, not just a patient.
Find your diagnosis
- Blood cancers and blood disorders
- Brain tumors
- Breast cancer
- Colorectal cancer (colon and rectal cancers)
- Esophageal cancer
- GI cancers
- Gynecologic cancers
- Head and neck cancers
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Lung cancer
- Melanoma/skin cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Sarcoma
- Stomach cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Urologic cancers
Learn why it's so important to be treated by a full team of specialists. "You really kind of get one chance to get it right," Dr. Skye Mayo says. "And that one chance comes from the collective experience and wisdom of our entire group. None of us is as smart as all of us."
Cancer treatments
You will find treatment information on diagnosis pages. You can also read more about:
Resources for patients and families
Clinical trials and research
The Knight Cancer Institute is conducting hundreds of clinical trials and other studies.
- Look for a cancer clinical trial.
- Learn about our SMMART clinical trials.
- Learn about our Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center, where we’ve joined top minds in cancer research to find cancer when it’s most curable.
- Learn about Knight BioLibrary
- Read about our status as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the National Cancer Institute’s top designation for research excellence.
Adults
Call 503-494-7999 to:
- Request an appointment
- Seek a second opinion
- Ask questions
Kids and teens
The meaning of hope
OHSU cancer doctors Jennifer Lycette and Stephen Chandler talk in this StoryCorps conversation about what patients have taught them about hope, stories and gratitude.