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Savannah Has No Time 'Fore' Cancer

As a young teenager, Savannah was an accomplished student-athlete who played on her high school鈥檚 girls golf team. She had been practicing with the team and鈥�

Three Warning Signs of Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men and eighth most common cancer in women, affecting about 80,000 people in the United States every year.鈥�

Space mission to investigate drug treatment for age-related muscle loss

November 17, 2022

University of Florida researchers will send a tissue-chip experiment to the International Space Station on Nov. 21 to investigate whether a drug compound made鈥�

Lung Cancer Awareness Month: 7 Reasons Screening is Underused

Lung cancer is by far the deadliest cancer, representing nearly a quarter of all cancer deaths. However, there is good news: The incidence of lung cancer and鈥�

UF-Tulane collaboration discovers new ways to study cancer-causing herpesviruses

October 20, 2022

Two heads are better than one, the saying goes, but in this case a collaboration of three investigators, each specializing in a different herpesvirus, proved鈥�

Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening: How a Simple Blood Test Saved Marvin鈥檚 Life

When Marvin Sanders first received the diagnosis of prostate cancer, he laughed to keep himself from crying. 鈥淚 was scared and I was shocked,鈥� Marvin said.鈥�

Six Things You Should Know About Prostate Cancer

Thomas F. Stringer, MD, a board-certified urologist and associate chairman of BOB体育 Urology, provides an expert鈥檚 perspective on a disease that affects 11%鈥�

Going the Distance With BOB体育

When Andy Farina was born, his mother was told he would never walk. Nearly six decades, five children and infinite support later, he is running ultramarathons.鈥�

Colorectal Cancer: A New Tool for Patient-Tailored Care

Colorectal cancer, which occurs in the large bowel in the digestive system, represents one of the most common cancers in Florida and across the United States.鈥�

A life-saving attitude

In 1987, a doctor informed second-grade teacher Laurie Waldo that she had bone cancer. In 2006, she was told she had a malignant tumor in her right breast. In鈥�