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16 results for adolescent young adult cancer
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Recruitment begins for landmark study of adolescent brain development
The University of Florida and 18 partnering institutions today will launch the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United…
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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…
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UF named data center as four national pediatric cancer groups merge
In the race for the control – and even cure of – childhood cancer, researchers recognize there’s strength in numbers. During the past 25 years, many of the…
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The bedside and beyond
Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., ARNP, can see gaps in health care that need to be filled and is using her expertise to help fill them. Specifically, it was the…
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Study links getting drunk at early age to increased risk of premature death
People who first became intoxicated as young teens have a greater risk of dying prematurely than those who first became drunk later in adolescence or not at…
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UF Health researchers developing next generation of tools to track diabetes in children, teens in Florida
As concerns grow about the rising incidence of diabetes in children and teenagers nationwide, a team of UF Health researchers is developing a quicker, more…
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UF tobacco expert: Study exposes dangers of snuff for smokers wanting to quit
As tobacco companies campaign to promote smokeless tobacco as a safer alternative to cigarettes, many smokers who take up snuff in an effort to quit instead…
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Bachelor of Health Science Program at the College of Public Health and Health Professions
The educational programs at the UF Health Science Center are, for the most part, focused on professional degrees. But did you know that more than 500 students…
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The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2017, Part 2
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…
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The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2015 Part 2
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…