Mobile Cancer Screening Connector
Reducing Barriers to Care
Mobile Cancer Screening Connector
A mobile cancer screening unit will be outfitted with leading-edge technology to bring a range of cancer screening and health care services directly to the community. Services will include 3D mammography and screenings for cervical, colon, and prostate cancers. The unit, the first of its kind in North Central Florida, is expected to begin operating this fall.
Cancer Center News & Updates
UF Health a Center of Excellence for rare…
In recognition of providing the most advanced treatments for patients with rare neuroendocrine tumors, as well as access to a coordinated team of…
Physician Spotlight: Bringing an Engineering…
A trained biomedical engineer, Leighton Elliott, MD, was 11 hours away on a mission trip in Vietnam helping to fit patients with prosthetic legs…
CHOMP Melanoma prevents skin cancer one screening…
The UF Health Cancer Center supports the event by providing educational materials and sunscreen.
Cancer Research News
Research from UF urologists shrinks cancerous…
The UF Department of Urology received $2.5M for bladder cancer research.
Research Snapshot: Compounds may overcome drug…
The findings indicate that two DNA-damaging compounds may be able to overcome resistance to drugs used to treat advanced-stage prostate cancer.
Research Snapshot: Genetics may predict benefits…
Researchers bolstered their findings that kava may reduce lung cancer risk caused by tobacco smoke.
NCI Designation
A Milestone for North Central Florida
Designation from the National Cancer Institute
In June 2023, the UF Health Cancer Center became the 72nd NCI-designated cancer center and the only NCI-designated cancer center based at a public university in the state of Florida.
Around the Center
Clinical Research Offfice
Clinical Research Office
The mission of the UF Health Cancer Center Clinical Research Office, or CRO, is to help deliver new and promising cancer treatments that improve the lives of our patients at the UF Health Cancer Center.
Research
Research Programs
The research priorities of the Cancer Center cut across and align with our four research programs: Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Cancer Targeting and Therapeutics, Immuno-Oncology and Microbiome, and Mechanisms of Oncogenesis.
Patient Care
Treatment Options
One of the great benefits of receiving cancer care at an academic health center like UF Health is unique patient access to the most advanced medical research, treatments and technologies.
VIDEO FEATURE
Reducing the burden of cancer in North Central Florida
Learn how the UF Health Cancer Center has harnessed the strengths of the entire University of Florida to reach a milestone few others have: designation from the National Cancer Institute.
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Cancer Center Calendar
Upcoming Events
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Oct 12
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Hogtown 5K Beer Run
9:00am to 11:00am
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Chomp Melanoma: Free Skin Cancer Screening
10:00am to 2:00pm
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Oct 14
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UF Health Cancer Center Membership Retreat
7:45am to 4:30pm
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Oct 24
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Being A Woman online breast cancer support group
7:00pm to 8:00pm
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Oct 25
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Being A Woman online breast cancer support group
7:00pm to 8:00pm
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Topics in Cancer Seminar
10:00am to 11:00am
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Oct 26
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Being A Woman online breast cancer support group
7:00pm to 8:00pm
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Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
9:00am to 11:00am
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Oct 27
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Being A Woman online breast cancer support group
7:00pm to 8:00pm
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Oct 28
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Being A Woman online breast cancer support group
7:00pm to 8:00pm
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2024 UF Radiation Oncology Pink Pumpkin Challenge
8:00am to 5:00pm
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Research Program Meeting: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Research Program Meeting: Cancer Control and Population Sciences
3:00pm to 4:30pm
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Oct 29
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Being A Woman online breast cancer support group
7:00pm to 8:00pm
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Oct 30
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Being A Woman online breast cancer support group
7:00pm to 8:00pm
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Special Oncology Grand Rounds: State of the Center
4:00pm to 5:00pm
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Oct 31
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Being A Woman online breast cancer support group
7:00pm to 8:00pm
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SAVE THE DATE
Membership retreat
Oct. 14
The UF Health Cancer Center’s membership retreat will provide opportunities for strategic goal setting and collaborative networking.
