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…

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…

UF researchers work to enhance HPV self-testing to screen for cervical cancer

January 20, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — At-home kits that allow women to collect their own samples for HPV testing have been shown to improve cervical cancer screening rates. But…

Researchers lay groundwork for at-home cervical cancer screening

June 26, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers are one step closer to developing a simple, at-home test to prevent cervical cancer or treat it early, a new study from…

UF’s one-tube test could expand cervical cancer screening, speed diagnosis

April 30, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Harnessing the power of CRISPR gene-editing technology in a new way, University of Florida researchers have created a one-tube testing…

UF researcher tackles HPV vaccine skepticism, access in rural North Central Florida

February 28, 2023

Florida’s vaccination rate for a virus that can take hold early and cause cancer later in life is among the nation’s lowest, and its rate of those cancers is…

UF researchers find gene mutation involved in cancer progression

December 2, 2019

University of Florida researchers have found mutation hot spots in a unique class of proteins that could drive cancer progression. “There are recurrent…

Grant to help UF Health researchers boost HPV vaccinations among youngsters

July 31, 2019

A team of UF Health researchers has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to evaluate simple interventions aimed at…

2018 in Review: Reflecting on Our Achievements, Part 2

March 5, 2019

Part 2 of our “2018 Year in Review” focuses on the research institutes and centers that are part of the UF Health family: Cancer Center Clinical and…

Prevent and Protect Yourself from HPV

This year, the University of Florida Health Cancer Center is recognizing March 4, International HPV Awareness Day, by equipping you with the information you…