Read this article by Merry Jennifer Markham, MD published in ASCO Daily News. Article Highlights Patients with cancer, especially those who are older and who are receiving active cancer treatment, are particularly vulnerable to the more severe form of COVID-19. Telemedicine has evolved as an increasingly important mechanism…
Thomas George, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology RAS is a common mutation in malignancies yet historically is difficult to inhibit. AMG 510 is a new KRASG12C inhibitor with activity in non‒small cell…
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Listen as Peter Dziegielewski, MD, surgical oncologist at UF Health, discusses the uses, indications, advantages and outcomes of trans-oral robotic surgery, or TORS, for the treatment of head & neck cancer. Click here to listen. …
UF Health researchers sifting through millions of electronic health records found evidence that nine drugs already being used to treat other health conditions may also have the potential to improve cancer survival. The researchers hope that with additional study, some of these drugs — currently used to treat noncancerous…
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a five-year, $16 million grant to establish a cancer health equity center at the University of Florida and partner institutions. The Florida-California Cancer Research, Education and Engagement, or CaRE2, Health Equity Center will be an interdisciplinary, intercollegiate effort involving researchers from UF,…
Smoking rates are down nationally, but so are discussions among physicians and smokers about lung cancer screening, University of Florida researchers have found. However, the study also found these patient-physician conversations did not affect current smokers’ intent or attempts to quit. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related…
A new study by University of Florida Health researchers finds that Hispanics, as well as the elderly and people with diabetes, have a higher risk of developing liver cancer. Ali Zarrinpar, M.D., Ph.D.,an associate professor of surgery at the UF College of Medicine, and his colleagues aimed to…
