Cancer Resource Navigation Info Session – UF Health Jacksonville Cancer Center

UF Health Jacksonville Clinical Center Main Lobby, 655 West 8th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209

If you have been newly diagnosed with cancer, or you are a cancer survivor, we are here to support you. Meet with UF Health experts and community partners to learn more about the resources available to you and your family. Representatives will be available to discuss support about community resources, rehabilitation services, social services, spiritual care, transportation, specialty care, and palliative care. Stop by for this informal event.

Benefits of Proton Therapy for Cancer Patients – Altrusa International District 3 Virtual Club

Presentation by: Christina Mershell, Business Development Coordinator

Virtual Meeting via Zoom. Contact us for meeting info.

Join us and a Proton Patient Ambassador for this discussion of proton therapy and the benefits of this treatment for over 20 common cancer diagnoses. Find out how this precise form of radiation targets tumors and why patients from all 50 U.S. states and over 33 countries have come to Florida for this cancer treatment.

Proton Therapy News Brief Roundup

Catch up on news and developments at the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute.
  • Physicians and Physicists Receive Awards
  • Eric Brooks, MD, MHS, on First Coast Living
  • Author Ron Nelson's New Book

UF Health Proton Therapy Institute Hosts Local STEM High School Students

More than 20 STEM high school students, teachers and visitors recently attended a tour at the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute to learn about the breadth of medical career opportunities. The Andrew Jackson High School and First Coast High School students included most grade levels, as well as several from a physics class, some from the medical magnet choice program, and others were early college program freshmen.

Walter and Yvonne Wood Resting Room Opens for Patients

As the parent of an adult who was treated for cancer, Yvonne Wood has witnessed the often challenging therapies patients must face. With an understanding of how trying treatment can be, Mrs. Wood recently made a unique gift to UF Health Proton Therapy Institute, which has funded the creation of a space for patients to find much-needed comfort and rest.

Survivor Spotlight: Mollie Mulholland

“It’s hard to have hope in the middle of a storm like the cancer diagnosis of your child. However, proton therapy was the key to Mollie’s survival. We got the best treatment available to her,” said parents Fiona and Declan Mulholland during a follow-up visit in Jacksonville more than four years after their daughter’s treatment for a rare tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma.

Daniel Indelicato, MD Awarded Prestigious Honorary Fellowship by The Royal College of Radiologists

Dr. Indelicato accepted the Fellowship diploma in person at the Royal College, London, on March 24, 2023. The RCR, established in 1975 awards Honorary Fellowships to outstanding individuals who have made notable contributions to, or promoted the interests of, clinical radiology or clinical oncology. It is the highest honor that can be awarded to an individual who is not a Fellow of the College.
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