A team of UF Radiation Oncology researchers has developed a campaign featuring technology and resources to improve knowledge and increase breast cancer screening for people with higher-than-average risk status for breast cancer development. Designed with the help of a $15,000 grant awarded by the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation (FBCF), the…
A UF team led by Associate Professor Julie Bradley, MD has been awarded $147,573 by Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, to study inequities in the delivery of care and outcomes for patients of color with metastatic breast cancer. Entitled “Equitable Care of Metastatic Breast…
Mixed-reality (MixR) visualization is an emerging domain that overlays virtual objects, such as holograms, into physical environments via immersive technology. Now, researchers at UF are studying the ability of MixR to develop an accurate, efficient, cost-effective, and portable system for registering breast cancer patients with radiotherapy devices using holograms as…
Thanks to modern chemotherapy, gene-targeted therapy, and radiation therapy, there are now over 3.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. Each of these treatments, however, may carry an increased risk for major cardiac events and early cardiac death. Fortunately, UF single-institution data indicate that declines in heart function…
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