Florida’s academic cancer centers are conducting innovative research that directly impacts patients by delivering new and promising cancer treatments. Leading-edge cancer research at the four centers ensures they provide patient care that meets the needs of Floridians and contributes to advancing scientific progress for future patients.
Read stories about the latest cancer research discoveries and innovative cancer treatment at Florida’s premier cancer centers.
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
There’s No Place Like Home: Cancer Care Steps Out…
Dr. Roxana Dronca discusses her Cancer Care Beyond Walls program to administer in-home chemotherapy infusions or injections.
Back on the bench: Judge’s metastatic breast…
With the help of a dedicated care team and precise treatment, Judge Audrey Moran is back on the bench after facing breast cancer.
Mayo Clinic takes the next step in making heavy…
Mayo Clinic is bringing new hope for patients diagnosed with the most aggressive and treatment-resistant cancers.
Moffitt Cancer Center
Moffitt Opens Flagship Outpatient Cancer Center…
Moffitt Cancer Center celebrated the grand opening of the Moffitt Speros Outpatient Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony that marked a major…
Moffitt Working To Improve Access to Care for…
When he retired to Sebring from Atlanta in 2014, Dennis Davis had a plan: fish and spend time with his wife, Deb. Despite ongoing treatment for…
Tampa Patient Defying Glioblastoma Odds
When John Shadock went to the doctor to discuss his ongoing migraines in 2019, he was shocked when doctors diagnosed him with glioblastoma and gave…
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Breast Cancer Screening: Sylvester Comprehensive…
More than 60 women in Monroe County received mammograms or breast ultrasounds at a two-day Sylvester screening event.
ASCO Guideline: How to Treat Blood Cancer During…
The new guideline offers a collaborative map for clinicians and families facing a range of cancers during pregnancy.
University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive…
An 18-month exercise oncology certification will start in January 2026.
University of Florida Health Cancer Institute
Gut bacteria molecule boosts lung cancer…
A small compound produced naturally by gut bacteria doubled the response to lung cancer immunotherapy treatment in mice.
Comprehensive study settles debate over diet…
A UF study finds that patients hospitalized for blood cancer treatment experienced fewer serious infections when they ate a diet of cooked foods.
UF, Moffitt teams unite for first thyroid cancer…
The symposium brought together experts who share a common goal: improving outcomes and quality of life for patients with thyroid cancer.
