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…

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…
Colorectal cancer ranks as the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Referred to as a “silent killer” due to its lack of…
Colorectal cancer is occurring far more often in those under 50 — a trend that’s held for the last decade. With regular screenings, however, the cancer is both…
The first things Christina Hall noticed were her yellow eyes. Typically, Christina’s eyes are a deep brown. But one morning in late August 2020, she awoke to…
February 15, 2021
A new University of Florida Health intervention gives patients who qualify access to colorectal cancer screening information and tests from the comfort of…
College of Medicine, UF Health Cancer Center, +2 more
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S., and second-leading cause of death, taking 50,000 lives each year. However, thanks to years of…
October 28, 2019
For decades, chronic back pain dominated Felix Favicchio’s life. On most nights, sleep came fitfully. Simply lying in bed brought searing torment. His days…
Department of Anesthesiology, +3 more
University of Florida Health is a national leader in the use of third-space endoscopy, an approach that allows gastroenterologists to tunnel within the…
August 29, 2018
For many Americans, the prospect of a colonoscopy is unnerving and patients often find comfort knowing sedation will make the procedure as simple as a brief…
Department of Anesthesiology, +4 more
New colorectal cancer screening guidelines no longer make colonoscopies a rite of passage for 50-year-olds. Instead, 45-year-olds will celebrate their…