UF Health Cancer Center expands research programs to enhance discoveries

The University of Florida Health Cancer Center has expanded its research programs to strengthen the impact of cancer research and meet the needs of an…

UF researchers create powerful cancer-targeting compound

A team of University of Florida medicinal chemists and cancer biologists has created a chemical compound that powerfully and selectively helped cells dispose…

UF researcher recognized for life’s work on rare genetic condition

Margaret “Peggy” Wallace, Ph.D., a professor in the department of molecular genetics and microbiology in the University of Florida College of Medicine, has…

UF Health Cancer Center announces executive leadership appointments

The University of Florida Health Cancer Center has appointed two accomplished oncologists to key executive leadership roles, positioning the center to reach…

UF Health Shands Hospital named among best cancer hospitals by Newsweek, Statista

UF Health Shands Hospital has been recognized among the nation’s best cancer hospitals, according to the America’s Best Cancer Hospitals 2023 list by Newsweek…

UF Health Cancer Center achieves National Cancer Institute designation

The University of Florida Health Cancer Center has received prestigious designation from the National Cancer Institute, or NCI, and joins the ranks of the…

UF team discovers new role of protein in head and neck cancer cell growth

A University of Florida research team has discovered a new role of a key protein in driving changes in the genetic material of cells, which can contribute to…

UF researchers develop new CRISPR-based tool for cancer diagnosis

A team of University of Florida researchers has developed a promising new CRISPR-powered method for noninvasive blood tests that could help clinicians diagnose…

UF researchers find link between asthma and cancer risk

Patients with asthma are almost one-and-a-half times more likely to develop cancer than those who don’t have the respiratory disease, a new University of…

UF researchers create method to predict leukemia drug complications

A team of University of Florida researchers has created a way to use genetics to predict leukemia patients’ risk for complications from chemotherapy drug…

Lung Cancer Awareness Month: 7 Reasons Screening is Underused

Lung cancer is by far the deadliest cancer, representing nearly a quarter of all cancer deaths. However, there is good news: The incidence of lung cancer and…

UF-Tulane collaboration discovers new ways to study cancer-causing herpesviruses

Two heads are better than one, the saying goes, but in this case a collaboration of three investigators, each specializing in a different herpesvirus, proved…