The Importance of Colorectal Cancer Screening: How Early Detection Saves Lives
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…
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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…
February 9, 2024
A team of UF Health Cancer Center researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind compound that could open a new avenue for using immunotherapy to treat various…
College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, UF Health Cancer Center, +2 more
December 4, 2023
For many individuals living in the rural 23-county area of North Central Florida served by the UF Health Cancer Center, access to mammography services for…
College of Medicine, UF Health Cancer Center, +2 more
May 24, 2023
The cancer gene MYC drives unrestrained cancer cell growth, but has proved a difficult drug target. Nature-inspired compounds succeed by chopping up MYC’s RNA.…
UF Health Cancer Center, +1 more
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…
Colorectal cancer, which occurs in the large bowel in the digestive system, represents one of the most common cancers in Florida and across the United States.…
In 2021 alone, an estimated 60,430 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the U.S., and nearly all will die from the disease. A pancreatic…
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
September 21, 2020
Colon cancer may be treated or even prevented by altering microorganisms in the intestine and by combating inflammation with a clinical treatment previously…
Department of Medicine, +4 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…