Targeting Pancreatic Cancer with Radiotherapy
By K.E. Hitchcock, MD PhD for the UF Hope and Healing Blog Survival rates in cancer worldwide have been improving for the last 40 years, but some types, like鈥�
Stories and news
-
-
Grand Adventure: Tumor treatment ensures hike happens
In 2018, David Walther wanted to complete a rim-to-rim hike at the Grand Canyon in one day. He'd conquered the 21-mile hike four times before, but this time鈥�
-
Mikah鈥檚 Story
Living a normal life with a rare form of glioblastoma One day in January 2018, Mikah Phillips came home from school with a headache. After it persisted, his鈥�
-
When battling sarcoma, is proton therapy a secret weapon?
Sometimes called the 鈥渇orgotten cancer,鈥� sarcoma only makes up approximately 1% of cancer diagnoses in adults 鈥� but about 15% of cancers in those under the age鈥�
-
Surviving Childhood Cancer: Lennox鈥檚 Story
June 26, 2017, was the worst day of Gary and Carly Allen鈥檚 lives. It was the day their child, 2 1/2-year-old Lennox Allen, was diagnosed with an aggressive鈥�
-
Kidney Cancer 鈥� a Silent Disease
Jessica Van Leer was experiencing pain in her abdomen when she arrived at the BOB体育 Shands Hospital E.R. After a series of tests, the medical team had two鈥�
-
Timing of Adjuvant Mitomycin C Administration May Impact Bladder Cancer Recurrence Following Nephroureterectomy
Researchers at University of Florida Health are among the first investigators to evaluate the impact of the timing of intravesical mitomycin C administration鈥�
-
University of Florida Health Cancer Center is a Leader in Cancer Care
Dear Colleagues, The University of Florida Health Cancer Center is dedicated to providing Florida residents with leading-edge cancer care and original research鈥�
-
Bonnie Versus Breast Cancer
As a lifelong Gainesville resident, Bonnie Green has lived a full life in a small town. Born in a local hospital, which she laughingly says no longer exists,鈥�
-
A New Age for Colorectal Cancer Screening
New colorectal cancer screening guidelines no longer make colonoscopies a rite of passage for 50-year-olds. Instead, 45-year-olds will celebrate their鈥�
