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…

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…

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…

Top 10 Most-Read Hope & Healing Stories of 2024

In 2024, our blog highlighted the power of hope and healing through incredible patient stories and pushed for improved health through better awareness. These…

Common food poison toxin speeds colon cancer spread, UF researchers find

December 2, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A toxin in the bacteria that’s one of the most common causes of foodborne illness accelerates the spread of colorectal tumors to other…

Physician Spotlight: Bringing an Engineering Mindset to Advance Care for Adolescents, Young Adults

A trained biomedical engineer, Leighton Elliott, MD, was 11 hours away on a mission trip in Vietnam helping to fit patients with prosthetic legs when he…

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…

Novel compound opens new avenue in immunotherapy treatment for cancers

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…

UF Health Cancer Center to launch mobile mammography unit and expand access to care

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…