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Finding Friends and Celebrating Survivorship at BOB体育 Proton Therapy Institute

We often find patients form friend groups while being treated at the BOB体育 Proton Therapy Institute. They meet during luncheons at the institute or while鈥�

Savannah Has No Time 'Fore' Cancer

As a young teenager, Savannah was an accomplished student-athlete who played on her high school鈥檚 girls golf team. She had been practicing with the team and鈥�

鈥楢nother bump in the road:鈥� COVID-19 from the perspective of BOB体育 cancer patients

Before COVID-19, cancer patients were united by their fight against the disease, no matter the difference in type, location or stage. Today, they鈥檙e united by鈥�

Targeting Pancreatic Cancer with Radiotherapy

By K.E. Hitchcock, MD PhD for the UF Hope and Healing Blog Survival rates in cancer worldwide have been improving for the last 40 years, but some types, like鈥�

When battling sarcoma, is proton therapy a secret weapon?

Sometimes called the 鈥渇orgotten cancer,鈥� sarcoma only makes up approximately 1% of cancer diagnoses in adults 鈥� but about 15% of cancers in those under the age鈥�

Surviving Childhood Cancer: Lennox鈥檚 Story

June 26, 2017, was the worst day of Gary and Carly Allen鈥檚 lives. It was the day their child, 2 1/2-year-old Lennox Allen, was diagnosed with an aggressive鈥�

The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2017, Part 2

January 25, 2018

Part 2 of our 鈥淵ear in Review鈥� focuses on the hospitals, research institutes and centers that are part of the BOB体育 family: BOB体育 Cancer Center UF鈥�

UF awarded $11.9 million for prostate cancer research comparing proton and X-ray therapies

December 7, 2017

A University of Florida research team has been approved for a five-year, $11.9 million award to directly compare the potential benefits and harms of proton鈥�

The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2016 Part 2

January 27, 2017

Part 2 of our 鈥淵ear in Review鈥� focuses on the hospitals, research institutes and centers that are part of the BOB体育 family: BOB体育 Cancer Center UF鈥�

The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2016 Part 1

January 19, 2017

2016 was a tremendous year of continued growth and progress for BOB体育. In this 鈥測ear-in-review鈥� issue of OTSP, we highlight achievements in each of the鈥�