-Wes & Nancy Lematta
Providence Cancer Center treats more people with cancer than any other health provider in Oregon. We listen to our patients. We care. And now, we've designed a center with our patients' needs and hopes in mind.
We've gathered teams of internationally renowned physicians and researchers together with talented nurses and support group leaders. Our patients benefit from the latest technologies and proven treatments.
The new Providence Cancer Center at Providence Portland Medical Center is a center of hope. And behind every patient is a team of experts and Providence's 150-year tradition of compassion and excellence.
Highlights
A $110,000 grant to Providence Cancer Center will support preventive and complementary therapy education outreach in rural communities.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention award supports the cancer center's rural and underserved cancer outreach project. It will allow the center to work with Providence hospitals in Medford, Hood River, Newberg and Seaside, and community partners in Bend, Klamath Falls, Ontario and Pendleton, to address disparities in cancer diagnosis, treatment and survival.
Providence Cancer Center is pleased to announce that Safeway is providing $125,000 of the $250,000 needed this year to launch the breast health care registry project.
A starry evening greeted more than 400 guests as they enjoyed an evening at the new Providence Cancer Center, a center of hope for people with cancer. This gala event featured spectacular views of Portland and tours of the state-of-the-art Providence Cancer Center.
The most technologically advanced, compassionately designed cancer center on the West Coast is now open. At the new Providence Cancer Center, people with cancer can meet with internationally renowned researchers, physicians and specialists in all aspects of cancer care and have access to unsurpassed support services, under the same roof.
All research efforts at Providence are designed to speed the latest findings to our patients as quickly as possible. The Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center in the Earle A. Chiles Research Institute is home to a world-class team of cancer researchers.
- Learn about immunotherapy, which uses the “killer within” to fight cancer.
- Find out what drives Walter Urba, M.D., Ph.D., medical director of the Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute.
- Meet Hong-Ming Hu, Ph.D., chief of the Laboratory of Cancer Immunobiology.
- Tarsem Moudgil furthers the cause for a cure in the Human Applications Laboratory.
The Providence Together campaign is about the difference we can make when we work together. Here are some stories from physicians, patients and supporters that inspire.
- Two families reach out to make a difference for future cancer patients.
- Jim Tye’s determination to beat melanoma leads him to Providence’s new OX40 antibody treatment.
- Patient Mike Easley travels from California to receive treatment at Providence.
- Victoria Taylor fights breast cancer and wins.
- Diana Oslund survives cancer and adds another baby to her family.
- Julie Nichols is cancer's worst nightmare.
Philanthropic support makes a difference for cancer patients and their families. Gifts to Providence Foundations ensure that the very best treatment and resources are available to those in need.
- Thanks to Oregon Safeway stores for their support in establishing a laboratory dedicated to breast cancer research at Providence.
- Campaign co-chair Mary Gill provides leadership in the fight against cancer.
Learn more about the resources Providence Cancer Center brings to the community.
- Providence’s Thoracic Oncology Program offers comprehensive resources for cancer patients.
- The Autologous Stem Cell Transplant and Biotherapy programs help to bring the very latest care to patients.
- Providence’s Integrative Medicine Program meets the needs of patients with massage, acupuncture, naturopathy and more.
Meet some of the key leaders at Providence Cancer Center who are making a difference for cancer patients locally and around the world.