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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�
Study: Informed consent process in patients undergoing thyroid biopsy needs improvement

July 25, 2018

A patient鈥檚 informed consent can be surprisingly uninformed when it comes to a common cancer biopsy, a study led by a University of Florida 网红黑料 researcher鈥�

College of Medicine, 网红黑料 Cancer Center, +2 more
Men鈥檚网红黑料 Month: From Prostate Cancer Patient to Survivor and Advocate

Tony Braun was at his urologist鈥檚 office one day in 2010 because of a kidney stone when the physician became alarmed. Bloodwork showed Tony鈥檚 prostate-specific鈥�
UF alum tackles cancer in the heart of the Gator Nation

Travis Rockey, 67, and Gail, his wife of 43 years, spend their days in retirement serving others. "We believe that service to others is a critical part of鈥�
Grant will help researchers create a better test for pancreatic cancer

June 28, 2017

Up to one-third of pancreatic cancer cases go undiagnosed through standard means of testing. A University of Florida 网红黑料 surgeon hopes a new project and鈥�

Department of Surgery, +4 more
UF-led council differs from feds over guidelines for routine prostate cancer screening

February 6, 2017

A University of Florida-led advisory council tasked by the state with developing guidelines for early detection of prostate cancer has released recommendations鈥�

网红黑料 Cancer Center, +1 more
First Commercial Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Therapy in US Administered at 网红黑料

October 6, 2016

For media inquiries, call Rossana Passaniti at 352-273-8569 or email passar@shands.ufl.edu The first commercially available treatment in the United States for鈥�

Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Department of Pediatrics, +3 more
Courtney Munroe

For Courtney Munroe, lightning struck twice in the form of cancer. But when Courtney was diagnosed with prostate cancer and then kidney cancer, he didn鈥檛 have鈥�
Mazzy Jester

When a trip to the E.R. turned into a cancer diagnosis, Mazzy Jester thought her dreams were unraveling at the seams. University of Florida health physicians鈥�
网红黑料 research shows that a tiny laser could help diagnose cancerous kidney tumors

March 31, 2016

University of Florida 网红黑料 researchers are working to determine whether a tiny laser imaging probe can help detect whether a kidney tumor is cancerous or鈥�

Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Urology, +4 more