Cancer is never part of the plan, nor is giving up the dream of having children. UF Health’s Oncofertility Program empowers patients with cancer to take control of their future by preserving their fertility.
By bringing together clinicians, patient advocates and researchers across disciplines, the UF Cardio-Oncology Symposium on April 3 provided an engaging forum to spark new research collaborations. The event showcased how innovations in precision medicine, early detection and multidisciplinary collaboration are directly enhancing patient care, ensuring the cancer patient of today does not become the cardiac patient of tomorrow.
A UF researcher has launched a new clinical trial to test a novel UF-developed mRNA lipid nanoparticle (RNA-LP) that is designed to reprogram the immune system in two pediatric cancers.
For cancers of organs like the liver, the long-term impact of our diet has been well studied — so much so that we have guidance about red meat, wine and other delicacies.
Adding one drug to a chemotherapy regimen for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia decreased risk of relapse by about two-thirds, according to a study designed in part by John Kairalla, Ph.D., the senior statistician on the clinical trial and research associate professor and associate program director of the Children’s Oncology Group Statistics and Data Center in the College of Public Health and Health Professions’ Department of Biostatistics.
A new study underway at the UF Health Cancer Center seeks to address a critical issue: anxiety-induced delays in radiation treatment.
Emilie Lynch has passed the 5-year milestone that doctors consider a yardstick for being cured of Hodgkin lymphoma not once but three times. Today, she channels her experience into a career as a clinical pharmacy specialist at UF Health.
A toxin in the bacteria that’s one of the most common causes of foodborne illness accelerates the spread of colorectal tumors to other parts of the body, a study led by UF Health Cancer Center researchers and international collaborators found.
In the last year of his life, Frank Parrillo underwent four craniotomies and several grueling rounds of radiation to treat melanoma that had spread to his brain.
The University of Florida Health Cancer Center launched a 40-foot-long mobile cancer screening bus Wednesday that will expand access to lifesaving cancer screenings and essential health care services, including 3D mammograms and cervical, colon, and prostate cancer screenings.
