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.
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Florida’s academic cancer centers fund statewide cancer prevention, screening projects
Thanks to funding from the four leading academic cancer centers in the state, a range of cancer prevention and screening projects will be coming to high-risk communities across Florida this year.
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mayo Clinic Minute: Detecting pancreatic cancer
Approximately 66,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, according to the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Michael…
Innovative Therapy Helps One Man with Cancer Pay…
In March, Brian Principe became the first patient at Mayo Clinic in Florida to have surgery to implant a pump directly into his hepatic artery so he…
Surgical innovations help personalize breast…
Advances in treatment including surgical innovations are helping women and their health care teams personalize care and improve quality of life.
Moffitt Cancer Center
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…
Surveillance for a Silent Killer
During the sweltering summer heat, Don walks the length of his Longboat Key building lobby. Back and forth. Fourteen loops, 16 loops, sometimes 18…
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
New Team Science Award Aims to Unlock Mysteries…
Renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer, has some particular metabolic quirks. The cancer accumulates large amounts of lipids…
Clinical Trial Opens for Patients with High-Grade…
A clinical trial for patients with high-grade neuroendocrine tumors is now open for enrollment at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the…
Viral Mimicry May Enhance Immune Response Against…
New research from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, scientists has found that…
University of Florida Health Cancer Center
Restoring HOPE: UF Health’s Oncofertility…
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…
Building a heart-healthy future: Cardio-Oncology…
By bringing together clinicians, patient advocates and researchers across disciplines, the UF Cardio-Oncology Symposium on April 3 provided an…
UF researcher launches novel immunotherapy trial…
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…
