Early Detection Elevates Mike’s Choices to Treat Prostate Cancer
Mike Garrity’s PSA levels were creeping up: 4.2 at one routine physical, 4.7 six months later. PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, is a protein made by the…
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Triple Pair Living Kidney Donation Changes Lives at UF Health Shands Hospital
On a sunny December afternoon, in a room high atop the UF Health Heart and Vascular Hospital overlooking the University of Florida campus, six people whose…
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Steve Took a Chance on a New Treatment, Now He’s Cancer-Free
There seemed to be no more wiggle room — the walls were closing in on Steve Hurm. Five years of fighting prostate cancer only felt like delaying the inevitable…
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Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening: How a Simple Blood Test Saved Marvin’s Life
When Marvin Sanders first received the diagnosis of prostate cancer, he laughed to keep himself from crying. “I was scared and I was shocked,” Marvin said.…
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Going the Distance With UF Health
When Andy Farina was born, his mother was told he would never walk. Nearly six decades, five children and infinite support later, he is running ultramarathons.…
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Kidney Cancer: Decrease the Temperature, Raise Awareness
From kayaking through the Everglades to backpacking around the Grand Canyon, 61-year-old Bob Wisneski enjoys adventuring around the country and embracing the…
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Al Benefits From UF Health Urology, Cardiology Tag Team
Al Johnson has lived in Georgia for most of his life. After owning a successful auto repair shop in the area for 20 years, he had to retire his business right…
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Traveling for Kidney Care: Baylor’s Journey
Baylor Bennett was born with a blockage in his kidneys. His parents were told that he would grow out of it, and for six years, he had no symptoms. Then, one…
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Veteran Advocates ‘Take Care of Yourself’
After 20 years in the military and 18 years in the United Nations, including four peacekeeping missions, retired Army veteran Chris Maxfield faced yet another…
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Bladder Cancer – Susan’s Road to Acceptance
It was late December when Susan Baglivio, a 68-year-old outpatient surgery nurse from St. Augustine, felt that she may have a urinary tract infection, or UTI.…
