Sheila’s Connection With UF Health Physician Helps Her Overcome Colorectal Cancer
When Sheila Lee visited her doctor for stomach pain in 2019, she never expected to be diagnosed with rectal cancer. A devoted mother of two and proud…
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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…
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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…
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After Struggle With Unseen Threat, Taylor Returns to the Water
Taylor Green gazes across his favorite place in the world, scanning the top of Lake Panasoffkee’s spring-fed water. But, in many ways, this 20-year-old pro…
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Courtney and the Cancer She Never Planned For
Courtney has always been a planner, even as a child. Growing up in Gainesville, she produced pretend weddings for her sister and neighborhood friends, ensuring…
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Savannah Has No Time 'Fore' Cancer
As a young teenager, Savannah was an accomplished student-athlete who played on her high school’s girls golf team. She had been practicing with the team and…
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Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening: How a Simple Blood Test Saved Marvin’s Life
When Marvin Sanders first received the diagnosis of prostate cancer, he laughed to keep himself from crying. “I was scared and I was shocked,” Marvin said.…
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Debbie drove the distance when her breast cancer kept her from teaching
At UF Health, she found a problem-solver in Dr. Lisa Spiguel who made the trip worth it.
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Tionna took a leap of faith when cancer kept her from the gym
At UF Health, she found a problem-solver in Dr. William Slayton who never gave up.
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Karen Finally Finds a Way Past Pancreatic Cancer at UF Health
When Karen Weatherman thought she was out of options in her fight against advanced pancreatic cancer, a treatment newly available at UF Health came to her…
