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Bonnie Versus Breast Cancer
As a lifelong Gainesville resident, Bonnie Green has lived a full life in a small town. Born in a local hospital, which she laughingly says no longer exists,…
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Breast MRI shows it's not the size of the lymph node that signals spread of cancer
Stephen Grobmyer, M.D. Physicians treating breast cancer first look to lymph nodes in a patient's armpit to see whether cancer is spreading elsewhere in the…
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UF Health research fund for treatment-resistant breast cancer gets lift from local charity
When you think of breast cancer research, pink pumpkins probably aren’t the first things that come to mind. But, for the co-founders of the Pink Pumpkin…
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Breast Cancer Screening 101: Everything You Need to Know About Early Detection
The smell of pumpkin spice is in the air, and there are hints of cooler weather ahead. While we don’t get the treat of seeing the leaves change colors in…
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Pink Pumpkin Pedal-off gift spurs breast cancer research at UF Health
The Collaboration of Scientists for Critical Research in Biomedicine, or CSCRB Inc., a Gainesville-based nonprofit group, presented a gift today to the…
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Higher air pollution exposure linked to denser breast tissue
Women who have higher exposure to fine particulate matter in the air are more likely to have dense breast tissue, a well-established strong risk factor for…
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New campaign encourages south Florida women with disabilities to get breast cancer screenings
New campaign encourages women with disabilities to get breast cancer screenings. Photo courtesy of CDC) For Diane, a mother of three who started using a…
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UF to host worldwide breast cancer symposium
Breast cancer experts from around the world will share and compare advances in breast-imaging technologies for cancer detection, as well as new treatment…
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New study associates dense breasts in older women with heightened breast cancer risk
Physicians have long recognized that women with denser breasts are at increased risk of invasive breast cancer, heightening the importance of mammography…
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UF Scripps researcher’s drug-discovery method shows promise against aggressive breast cancer
UF Scripps Biomedical Research scientist Matthew Disney, Ph.D. has found yet another groundbreaking approach to a problem that has long vexed scientists: How…