Assistant Director of Communications, Cancer Center
Marilee Griffin is the assistant director of communications for the UF Health Cancer Center. She joined the UF Health Communications staff in 2012 as a writer and media relations assistant coordinator for the News and Publications division. A Florida native, she holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from UF and was previously employed as a nonfiction book editor and freelance journalist.
Colon cancer may be treated or even prevented by altering microorganisms in the intestine and by combating inflammation with a clinical treatment previously…
For years, evidence has shown the negative effects that smoking cigarettes has on cancer patients’ health outcomes, but sometimes quitting is easier said than…
University of Florida researchers have found mutation hot spots in a unique class of proteins that could drive cancer progression. “There are recurrent…
The University of Florida Health Cancer Center has been accepted into an exclusive national clinical trials network that will give UF Health cancer patients…
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…
A new phase II clinical trial currently enrolling patients with glioblastoma is the first clinical research collaboration of University of Florida Health’s…
A University of Florida-led advisory council tasked by the state with developing guidelines for early detection of prostate cancer has released recommendations…
The UF Health Cancer Network, comprising UF Health and the UF Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health, has received a three-year accreditation with commendation…
The University of Florida Health Cancer Center has been selected as one of 12 initial clinical trial sites participating in Precision Promise, the first…
A University of Florida researcher has received a five-year, $1.7 million grant to study when, how and why prostate cancer, which physicians consider highly…
A new study has found that only 35 percent of Americans indicate that they are “likely” to enroll in a clinical trial — while other studies report that only 4…
A new study by University of Florida researchers finds middle-aged adults with psychological illness such as anxiety and depression are more likely to have…