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November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
This year, approximately 64,050 people were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the US, and of these, 4,800 were Florida residents. Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of...
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UFHCC Hosts Successful Inaugural Southeastern Cancer Survivorship Symposium
The UF Health Cancer Center hosted the inaugural Southeastern Cancer Survivorship Symposium on Nov. 9. The educational symposium provided the opportunity to learn more about holistic, patient-centered...
View ArticleKristin A. Heath Appointed UFHPTI Executive Director
The UF Health Proton Therapy Institute Board of Directors has announced that Kristin A. Heath, DBA, MBA, MHA, an accomplished radiation oncology and proton therapy leader, has been appointed as...
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Two Fourth Year UIM Students Sought for 2024 Radiation Oncology SPARK-ONC...
Fourth year Underrepresented in Medicine (UIM) students interested in the field of radiation oncology have been invited to apply for the UF Radiation Oncology SPARK-ONC Student Program. The program, a...
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FBCF Grant to Provide Medical Items for UF Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors
A research team led by UF Radiation Oncology Professor and Chair Paul Okunieff, MD has received a $14,931 grant from the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation (FBCF) to provide medical items to breast...
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Dr. Paul Okunieff Receives Award of Excellence from the Emerald Coast Medical...
The Emerald Coast Medical Association (ECMA) has presented its prestigious Award of Excellence to Paul Okunieff, MD, professor and chair of the UF College of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology,...
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More than 150 Professionals Attend a Successful 54th Annual UF Radiation...
More than 150 physicians, oncology nurses, research coordinators, radiation therapists, dosimetrists and other professionals in the field of radiation oncology attended the 54th Annual UF Radiation...
View ArticleUF Radiation Oncology Research Team Receives $1 Million Florida Cancer...
The grant will allow the team to study a plasma biomarker for the early detection of cancer treatment response and resistance.
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#ChompSkinCancer in May with UF Radiation Oncology
May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and UF Radiation Oncology is out to #ChompSkinCancer beginning May 13! Approximately 5.4 million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the U.S. each...
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Nutrition and Cancer Survivorship Seminar June 26
This June, the UF Health Cancer Center Office of Community Outreach and Engagement will present a special series of lectures focused on cancer survivorship. The 2024 Cancer Connections Survivorship...
View ArticleResearch by UF Radiation Oncology Physicians Featured at the 2024 ASCO Annual...
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting will take place May 31 to June 4 in Chicago.
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Dr. Kate Hitchcock Joins UFHCC Academic Research Consortium (ARC) network
On May 10, representatives from the Cancer Center’s Academic Research Consortium (ARC) network sites met in Gainesville for a daylong retreat. The inaugural educational and research event provided...
View ArticleUF Researchers Evaluate Scholastic Achievement in Pediatric Brain Tumor...
Raymond Mailhot, M.D., M.P.H., UF Radiation Oncology associate professor, presented data from his research evaluating scholastic achievement in pediatric brain tumor survivors at the 2024 American...
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UF Radiation Oncology Announces the Promotion of UFHPTI Faculty
Paul Okunieff, MD, Professor and Chair of the UF Department of Radiation Oncology, is pleased to announce the promotion of two talented UF Health Proton Therapy Institute (UFHPTI) faculty members,...
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Grant to Support UF Study of Insurance Inequities...
Inequities by insurance status and type often overburden Black and Hispanic Hodgkin lymphoma survivors. In addition, while Hodgkin lymphoma tends to be associated with an excellent survival,...
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Dr. Daniel Indelicato Receives ASTRO Fellow Designation
Daniel J. Indelicato, MD, (right) has been selected by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) among 48 distinguished members to receive the ASTRO Fellow (FASTRO) designation for its 2024...
View ArticleFinding Camaraderie at UF Health Radiation Oncology
In retirement, Richard Coble never expected his military background would serve him in another battle against a new enemy, one that touches millions globally — cancer.
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Dr. Luke Maloney Appointed Associate Program Director of the UF Radiation...
Guanghua Yan, Ph.D., UF Radiation Oncology Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Medical Physics Residency Program, has announced the appointment of Luke Maloney, PhD as Associate Program...
View ArticleCutaneous T-cell Lymphoma Treatment Just Got Easier: UF Radiation Oncology’s...
A collaborative team led by clinical associate professor Kathryn E. Hitchcock, MD, PhD has secured a provisional patent for a groundbreaking device that addresses the challenges of total skin electron...
View ArticleDr. Raymond Mailhot featured in ASCO’s Connection Magazine
Supported by a 2020 Global Oncology Young Investigator Award (GO YIA) from Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, Dr. Mailhot and his team—including collaborators at the Mexican Society of Radiation...
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