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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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…
The smell of pumpkin spice is in the air, and there are hints of cooler weather ahead. While we don’t get the treat of seeing the leaves change colors in…
February 24, 2023
Using data in electronic health records, University of Florida researchers have designed an artificial intelligence system that can predict which patients will…
AI at UF, Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics, +4 more
In 1987, a doctor informed second-grade teacher Laurie Waldo that she had bone cancer. In 2006, she was told she had a malignant tumor in her right breast. In…
August 26, 2021
Physicians have long recognized that women with denser breasts are at increased risk of invasive breast cancer, heightening the importance of mammography…
College of Medicine, College of Public Health and Health Professions, Institute on Aging, +3 more
Performing a simple task like putting a box on a shelf shouldn’t be a life-changing event. But when the box fell and hit Diane on her right breast, trouble…
March 24, 2021
Diane Biernacki had no idea what was lurking in her DNA. Then she did a genetic screening as part of a recent women’s health exam at University of Florida…
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, +4 more
As a lifelong Gainesville resident, Bonnie Green has lived a full life in a small town. Born in a local hospital, which she laughingly says no longer exists,…
After receiving an abnormal result on her annual mammogram, college professor Debbie Paine met with physicians in her hometown of Valdosta, Georgia. The…
April 6, 2017
Women who have higher exposure to fine particulate matter in the air are more likely to have dense breast tissue, a well-established strong risk factor for…
Department of Epidemiology, +5 more