American Cancer Society’s Health System Partner of the Year: UF Health

March 25, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Health system has received the American Cancer Society’s Health System Partner of the Year award for its…

World Cancer Day: Jess Finds Hope and Gratitude Through Advanced Cancer

Jess Thornton was vigilant about getting her cancer screenings. With a family history of breast cancer, she got breast imaging annually. In July 2024, a few…

Physician Spotlight: Danielle Cerbón is at the Intersection of Innovation and Human Connection

Danielle Cerbón, MD, who has joined the University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology as an assistant professor, strives to provide each patient with…

New drug delivery mechanism could aid breast cancer treatment

January 12, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In a study published in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, scientists from the UF Health Cancer Institute have found a way to make…

Gene-editing platform may help treat hearing loss

November 13, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Progressive hearing loss might be aided by gene-editing therapies that use tiny messengers to nudge cells to repair themselves, a study led…

Physician Spotlight: Judith Lightsey Brings a Patient-First Mindset to GI and GU Cancer Care

Judith Lightsey, MD, has rejoined University of Florida Health as a part-time clinical associate professor in the UF Department of Radiation Oncology. She…

UF researchers get closer to saliva test for breast cancer

August 1, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have improved a potentially transformative handheld device to detect breast cancer in saliva, simplifying…

Antibody-cancer drug combo shows promise against aggressive lymphoma

July 2, 2025

JUPITER, Fla. — Cancer-hunting antibodies coupled with a natural compound found in soil microbes proved a powerful combination against an aggressive type of…

‘Keep Believing’: 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’d bet his own garage her cancer…

Restoring HOPE: UF Health’s Oncofertility Program

Cancer is never part of the plan, nor is giving up the dream of having children. UF Health’s Oncofertility Program empowers patients with cancer to take…