About Us

The University of Florida Health Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center at a public university in Florida. Our mission is to prevent, detect, treat and ultimately cure cancer while addressing the unique challenges of the cancer burden faced by the population we serve.

Mobile Cancer Screening Connector

Reducing Barriers to Care

Mobile Cancer Screening Connector

The UF Health Cancer Center's mobile cancer screening bus is outfitted with leading-edge technology to bring a range of cancer screening and health care services directly to the communities it serves. The bus is the first of its kind in North Central Florida.

The UF Health Cancer Center Launched the Mobile Cancer Screening Connector on Wednesday Oct. 30, 2024. The bus will expand access to lifesaving cancer screenings and essential health care services, including 3D mammograms and screenings for cervical , colon and prostate cancers. (UF Health Photography by Nate Guidry)

Cancer Center News & Updates

Cancer Research News

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.

Jonathan D. Licht, M.D., speaks during the news conference.

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.

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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.

A researcher in a white coat stands in his laboratory.

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.

A therapy dog visits a cancer patient in the hospital

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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