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

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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
On a Friday in November 2011, 67-year-old Dave Hwalek noticed blood in his urine, which prompted him to schedule a doctor鈥檚 appointment. He remembers watching鈥
When Sheila Lee visited her doctor for stomach pain in 2019, she never expected to be diagnosed with rectal cancer. A devoted mother of two and proud鈥
In the summer of 2021, Jenna was on the precipice of major life changes. Jenna, then 24, had recently moved from Jacksonville to Gainesville, Florida, for a鈥
Ibrahim Nassour, MD, MSCS, has a passion for surgical oncology that stems from his desire to help cure cancer patients so they can continue to live fulfilling鈥
Richard Coble spent much of his career studying the art of war, the strategies of battle, and the mentality of warriors. As a Navy Seabee, he applied his鈥
While it鈥檚 common knowledge that smoking cigarettes increases cancer risk, somehow alcohol 鈥 also known to correlate with higher cancer risk 鈥 has escaped the鈥
EmmaLeigh鈥檚 idea of a good time involves being outside, whether that be meeting up with her friends and driving out to the woods for a bonfire or finding a鈥
May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and UF Radiation Oncology is out to #ChompSkinCancer beginning May 13! Approximately 5.4 million cases of skin鈥
Colorectal cancer ranks as the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Referred to as a 鈥渟ilent killer鈥 due to its lack of鈥
Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer, claiming a disproportionate number of lives compared with the next leading cancers combined: breast, prostate and colon.鈥
Taylor Green gazes across his favorite place in the world, scanning the top of Lake Panasoffkee鈥檚 spring-fed water. But, in many ways, this 20-year-old pro鈥