November 30, 2023
Cancer Care
More Options
Tampa General Hospital's Bone Marrow Transplant and Cell Therapies Unit, part of TGH's Cancer Institute, opened last spring, offering another option for patients seeking treatment for aggressive blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and other disorders.
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Published on 1/31/2023
Gentler Approach
Brain metastases are a significant problem for women with breast cancer, particularly those with HER2+ breast cancer, an aggressive subtype that tends to grow and spread quickly. Up to half of the women with metastatic HER2+ breast cancer will end up with the cancer spreading to their brain — and until recently, treatment options were limited and caused severe side effects.
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Published on 1/31/2023
Surge in Survivors
By 2032, the number of cancer survivors in the U.S. is expected to rise 24.4% to 22.5 million, according to the National Cancer Institute.
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Published on 1/25/2023
Targeting Ovarian Cancers
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare‘s cancer center expansion, scheduled for completion early this year and adds 13 exam rooms, more space for infusion therapy and lab services.
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Published on 1/24/2023
Moffitt Grows
Pasco Innovation District: Moffitt is developing 775 acres in Pasco County, the largest expansion in the cancer center's history. The new life sciences innovation district will serve as a hub for research, digital innovation, education and patient care. The project will include about 16 million square feet of research lab, light industrial and manufacturing, general office and clinical building space.
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Published on 1/19/2023
A First in the Southeast for UF Health
UF Health is the first system in the Southeast to acquire a linear accelerator (or “linac” machine) that enables personalized cancer treatment by combining a detailed MRI with precision radiotherapy. With the Elekta Unity MR-Linac — which features a magnet 30,000 times stronger than Earth's magnetic field — physicians can see and track changes in tumors smaller than a staple in real time, as well assess a patient's response to treatment and adapt it if necessary.
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Published on 1/12/2023
Early Detection
Chemistry and biochemistry professor Gregg Fields brings the personal and the scientific to his work against cancer. All four of his grandparents died of cancer before age 70. His parents and sister are cancer survivors.
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Published on 1/9/2023
Cancer care around the state
Inspired by his mother, who survived breast cancer, clothing designer Galen Magee has been donating about 20 specially designed robes...
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Published on 12/30/2020
A side of seaweed?
While seaweed is a popular food in Asia and the Pacific Islands, it's not exactly a staple in the United States — but that could change.
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Published on 12/30/2020
Colorectal cancer screening options
An at-home test offers an alternative for some who are skittish about a colonoscopy
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Published on 12/30/2020
M2Gen's CEO Wants to Take Personalized Cancer Treatment to the Masses
Typically, such molecular and clinical patient information isn't shared among cancer centers...
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Published on 2/27/2018
Closing the Cancer Gap Abroad
A new initiative targets treatment and prevention abroad.
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Published on 2/27/2018
Wider Approval
The FDA takes a broader approach to approving drug therapy.
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Published on 2/27/2018
Cancer Care: A Cure at a Cost
Re-engineering T-cells to fight tumors proves successful at fighting cancer.
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Published on 2/27/2018
Rocket-Powered Research
An Embry-Riddle research project tests how T-cells change in space.
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Published on 2/27/2018
Supporting cancer treatment in creative ways
Cancer treatment now comes with music, pet therapy, yoga and more.
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Published on 2/27/2018
Making Headway: Researchers Tout Advances in Cancer Care
From drug treatments to preventive medicines, researchers tout advances in cancer care. In 2009, Dr. Beth-Ann Lesnikoski became the first medical director of the breast institute at JFK Medical Center in Palm Beach County.
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Published on 2/27/2018
Insights: Cancer care in Florida
Breakthroughs, trends and players in the medical field of oncology
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Published on 5/6/2013
Medical Math: Mathematicians doing cancer research
In a few years, a mathematician may be part of every medical team that treats a cancer patient.
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Published on 5/6/2013
