Finding Friends and Celebrating Survivorship at UF Health Proton Therapy Institute

We often find patients form friend groups while being treated at the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute. They meet during luncheons at the institute or while…

Savannah Has No Time 'Fore' Cancer

As a young teenager, Savannah was an accomplished student-athlete who played on her high school’s girls golf team. She had been practicing with the team and…

‘Another bump in the road:’ COVID-19 from the perspective of UF Health cancer patients

Before COVID-19, cancer patients were united by their fight against the disease, no matter the difference in type, location or stage. Today, they’re united by…

Targeting Pancreatic Cancer with Radiotherapy

By K.E. Hitchcock, MD PhD for the UF Hope and Healing Blog Survival rates in cancer worldwide have been improving for the last 40 years, but some types, like…

When battling sarcoma, is proton therapy a secret weapon?

Sometimes called the “forgotten cancer,” sarcoma only makes up approximately 1% of cancer diagnoses in adults — but about 15% of cancers in those under the age…

Surviving Childhood Cancer: Lennox’s Story

June 26, 2017, was the worst day of Gary and Carly Allen’s lives. It was the day their child, 2 1/2-year-old Lennox Allen, was diagnosed with an aggressive…

The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2017, Part 2

January 25, 2018

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

UF awarded $11.9 million for prostate cancer research comparing proton and X-ray therapies

December 7, 2017

A University of Florida research team has been approved for a five-year, $11.9 million award to directly compare the potential benefits and harms of proton…

The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2016 Part 2

January 27, 2017

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

The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2016 Part 1

January 19, 2017

2016 was a tremendous year of continued growth and progress for UF Health. In this “year-in-review” issue of OTSP, we highlight achievements in each of the…