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…

Three Warning Signs of Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men and eighth most common cancer in women, affecting about 80,000 people in the United States every year.…

UF researcher tackles HPV vaccine skepticism, access in rural North Central Florida

February 28, 2023

Florida’s vaccination rate for a virus that can take hold early and cause cancer later in life is among the nation’s lowest, and its rate of those cancers is…

Get the Facts on Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma

July brings awareness to the cancer that is responsible for 10 percent of all childhood cancer-related deaths: sarcoma. In recognition of Sarcoma Awareness…

Early exposure to excess hormone causes genital defects in females

November 8, 2016

University of Florida researchers have identified cells targeted by a male hormone and found that an excess of that hormone at a specific time can cause…