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Jose Trevino, M.D.
Florida Cancer Centers Awarded $1.36 Million to Fight Pancreatic Cancer
The Florida Department of Health’s James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program has armed the University of Florida Health Cancer Center, Moffitt Cancer Center and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami and numerous collaborating centers with $1.36 million to address cancer disparities and improve outcomes and care for individuals affected by pancreatic cancer.
“We also know that the incidence and deaths rates related to pancreatic cancer are higher in the African-American population as compared to other racial and ethnic groups,” said co-principal investigator Jose G. Trevino, M.D., assistant professor of surgery at the UF Health Cancer Center. “We need to better understand why these disparities exist and we believe the answers to these questions might be in our personal biology.” READ MORE
Prostate cancer screening: An expert explains why new guidelines were needed
The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force has recently updated and modified its controversial 2012 recommendation to abandon routine screening of all men using the prostate cancer screening blood test called the prostate specific antigen or PSA test. The USPSTF is a government task force comprised of members from the fields of primary care and preventive medicine that currently makes evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services.
The updated recommendation is that all U.S. men between the ages of 55 to 69 should consider PSA screening, after discussing the risks and benefits with their doctor. The panel recommended that men older than 70 should not undergo screening. READ MORE
Announcements
UFHCC at AACI/AACR Hill Day
University of Florida Health Cancer Center leaders Jonathan Licht, M.D., Thomas George, M.D., Betsy Shenkman, Ph.D., and John Wingard, M.D., spent the day in Washington D.C. at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACI Hill Day, joining 74 advocates from 21 states (including 16 cancer center directors) to meet with over 100 congressional offices to discuss the importance of National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute funding.
FLASCO Spring Session: Business of Oncology Summit
Pictured left to right: UF Health Cancer Center residents Dr. Abdullah Khan, Dr. Preeti Narayan, Dr. Brittany Rogers, Dr. Brian Ramnaraign and Dr. Bilal Farooqi represented the cancer center at the recent FLASCO Spring Session: Business of Oncology Summit in Tampa.
Need to Update Your Professional Portrait?
UF Health Creative Services offers open studio hours at Communicore C2-20 every month. Simply stop by during one of the time slots listed on the bottom of their webpage — there’s no need to sign up beforehand, and it only takes five minutes! Here are some of the upcoming sessions:
06/04 9-10 a.m.
06/06 3-4 p.m.
06/19 3-4 p.m.
06/21 9-10 a.m.
UFHCC on Social Media
Have you heard? The UF Health Cancer Center is on Facebook, and we recently launched a Twitter account. If you use social media — either personally or professionally — please consider following one or both accounts!
These platforms reach both internal and external audiences and are a great way to stay up-to-date with events and research news. If you have something to share on our Facebook or Twitter pages, please send to communications@cancer.ufl.edu.