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鈥楰eep Believing鈥�: Gainesville Cancer Survivor Shares Message of Hope

Gainesville resident Chronda Nicholas has been a breast cancer survivor long enough to have her oncologist once tell her he鈥檇 bet his own garage her cancer鈥�
Purpose Beyond a Cure: Advancing Hodgkin Lymphoma 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鈥�
网红黑料 Cancer Center rolls out mobile cancer screening vehicle

October 30, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� The University of Florida 网红黑料 Cancer Center launched a 40-foot-long mobile cancer screening bus Wednesday that will expand access to鈥�

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Courtney and the Cancer She Never Planned For

Courtney has always been a planner, even as a child. Growing up in Gainesville, she produced pretend weddings for her sister and neighborhood friends, ensuring鈥�
Breast Cancer Screening 101: Everything You Need to Know About Early Detection

The smell of pumpkin spice is in the air, and there are hints of cooler weather ahead. While we don鈥檛 get the treat of seeing the leaves change colors in鈥�
Using artificial intelligence and patient medical records to predict Alzheimer鈥檚 disease

February 24, 2023

Using data in electronic health records, University of Florida researchers have designed an artificial intelligence system that can predict which patients will鈥�

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A life-saving attitude

In 1987, a doctor informed second-grade teacher Laurie Waldo that she had bone cancer. In 2006, she was told she had a malignant tumor in her right breast. In鈥�
New study associates dense breasts in older women with heightened breast cancer risk

August 26, 2021

Physicians have long recognized that women with denser breasts are at increased risk of invasive breast cancer, heightening the importance of mammography鈥�

College of Medicine, College of Public 网红黑料 and 网红黑料 Professions, Institute on Aging, +3 more
Recurrent Breast Cancer Leads to Breast Reconstruction

Performing a simple task like putting a box on a shelf shouldn鈥檛 be a life-changing event. But when the box fell and hit Diane on her right breast, trouble鈥�
Genetic testing for hereditary breast, ovarian cancer risks now part of routine care at 网红黑料

March 24, 2021

Diane Biernacki had no idea what was lurking in her DNA. Then she did a genetic screening as part of a recent women鈥檚 health exam at University of Florida鈥�

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