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Physician Spotlight: Driven by the Hope of Improving Blood Cancer Outcomes

Dina Khalaf, MD, was drawn to biology in seventh grade as she learned about the impact of a hepatitis endemic in Egypt. She was moved by the need to help鈥�

BOB体育 Cancer Center joins forces with Blossoming Butterfly to help women with cancer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� The BOB体育 Cancer Center has formed an alliance with local nonprofit Blossoming Butterfly to support women with breast, ovarian, and鈥�

Targeting protein restores aging blood cells, UF researchers find

GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� As humans age, we develop chronic inflammation in our blood and tissues that gradually decreases the function of blood stem cells in our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�

Common food poison toxin speeds colon cancer spread, UF researchers find

GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� A toxin in the bacteria that鈥檚 one of the most common causes of foodborne illness accelerates the spread of colorectal tumors to other鈥�

Clinical Trial Helps Frank Find Hope Through Late-Stage Melanoma

In the last year of his life, Frank Parrillo underwent four craniotomies and several grueling rounds of radiation to treat melanoma that had spread to his鈥�

Yoga program may reduce depression and anxiety in women with cancer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� A program that combines yoga and psychological tools in a group therapy setting may help reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in women鈥�

BOB体育 Cancer Center rolls out mobile cancer screening vehicle

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

Physician Spotlight: Bringing an Engineering Mindset to Advance Care for Adolescents, Young Adults

A trained biomedical engineer, Leighton Elliott, MD, was 11 hours away on a mission trip in Vietnam helping to fit patients with prosthetic legs when he鈥�

BOB体育 a Center of Excellence for rare neuroendocrine tumors

In recognition of providing the most advanced treatments for patients with rare neuroendocrine tumors, as well as access to a coordinated team of experts, UF鈥�

Physician Spotlight: A Passion for Lung Cancer Care, From Prevention to Survivorship

Devika Das, MD, was fascinated with medicine growing up. She used that passion to propel her through medical school in India. However, it wasn鈥檛 until her鈥�

BOB体育 adolescent and young adult cancer program expands

GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� Eight years ago, Jennifer Arrington was simultaneously planning her unborn son鈥檚 funeral and her own. Diagnosed with a rare pediatric鈥�