Steps for Preventing Colorectal Cancer in Young Adults

Colorectal cancer is occurring far more often in those under 50 — a trend that’s held for the last decade. With regular screenings, however, the cancer is both…

“Am I at Risk for Skin Cancer?

Sun protection is essential to skin cancer prevention – about 90 percent of non-melanoma skin cancers and about 86 percent of melanomas are associated with…

Kidney Cancer Awareness Month: Multidisciplinary Care is the Key

March is National Kidney Cancer Awareness Month, so it’s a great time to put the spotlight on these amazing organs that act as a pair of janitors in many ways.…

Colorectal Cancer: A New Tool for Patient-Tailored Care

Colorectal cancer, which occurs in the large bowel in the digestive system, represents one of the most common cancers in Florida and across the United States.…

Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Early Detection Makes the Difference

Lung cancer has a way of staying hidden and becoming increasingly fatal the longer it does so. There are enormous benefits to shining light on this particular…

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month — Restoring Normalcy

After cancer surgery to remove his prostate about five years ago, Bernard Cancel faced a frustrating dilemma common to men in his situation — male stress…

Understanding your risk for pancreatic cancer

In 2021 alone, an estimated 60,430 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the U.S., and nearly all will die from the disease. A pancreatic…

Don’t Let it Start, Don’t Let it Spread

As summer approaches, we need to do our best to keep our skin healthy. That means protecting it from harmful ultraviolet, or UV, radiation.

There’s nothing sweet about the relationship between heart disease and cancer

When the calendar changes to February, red and pink heart-shaped candy fills store shelves in preparation for Valentine’s Day. Let those hearts also serve as a…

Social Media: A cancer patient’s backstage pass to cancer information, research and support

Social media is like an all-access pass — people can tap into an almost unlimited amount of information. For cancer patients, social media offers access to…

1,219 Days of Beating Cancer

Ann Collett used to dread 7:30 p.m. At a time when many mothers across Gainesville were putting their young children to bed, Ann was preparing her son’s…

The dark side of social media: e-cigarettes targeting young adults

These days, electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are everywhere — even in the hands of young adults. But because e-cigarettes are such a new product, their…