The FB Marine Group / AutoNation Cure Bowl / Salt Eliminator Offshore Race Team recently competed in the 2017 Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix, snagging a 2nd place finish in their 41′ MTI catamaran. Check out a gallery from the race, below! This is the 3rd season the AutoNation Cure Bowl graphics have been showcased by…
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Did you know that every third Tuesday of September is Take a Loved One for a Checkup Day? Created as a reminder to help friends and family visit with a health care professional, it’s definitely a date to mark on the calendar. Read more about the day, below. According to the US Department of Health…
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According to the results of a study recently published in JAMA Dermatology, patient age may be a contributing factor in determining SLNB recommendations in cases of thin melanomas. “Patient age was shown to be an important discriminant of nodal positivity among patients with mitogenic tumors 0.50 to 0.75 mm and 0.76 to 1.0 mm and…
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Collaborating on a project called the Future of Radiation Therapy—aimed at revolutionizing radiation therapy, Moffitt Cancer Center and Cvergenx are providing a personalized radiation treatment plan based on the patients genetic framework! Read on, below, for more information! Moffitt’s Radiation Oncology Department will utilize Cvergenx’s Genomic-Adjusted Radiation Dose (GARD) model. GARD is the first validated…
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New research done by teams from the Moffitt Cancer Center and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are investigating the possibility that radiomics have the potential to improve precision medicine by non-invasive surgery! Check out the article, below, for more information. Precision medicine has become the leading innovation of cancer treatment. Patients are routinely treated with drugs that…
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Held in Orlando, Florida, the Cure Bowl Golf Classic reached their goal in raising $20,000 to be donated to cancer research at the UCF College of Medicine! Earlier this summer, the Cure Bowl Golf Classic welcomed more than 100 business leaders and supporters to its 6th Annual Cure Bowl Golf Classic, formerly the Med School…
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In a study conducted by the Moffitt Cancer Center, researchers found that early-stage breast cancer patients who undergo radiation therapy prior to surgery have a lower risk of developing a second primary tumor. Check out the article, below, to learn more. Moffitt Cancer Center researchers launched a first of its kind study comparing the long-term…
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On Wednesday, A panel of cancer experts recommended approval of what could become the first gene therapy available in the U.S. Check out this article, below, to learn more! The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 10-0 in favor of an advanced leukemia treatment developed by the University of Pennsylvania and Novartis Corp. The FDA…
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July is Sarcoma Awareness Month! Check out the article, below, to learn more about sarcoma, how they form, and why they are often underestimated. Sarcomas are a rare group of cancers in which malignant cells form in the bones or soft tissues of the body. Soft tissue sarcomas form in cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels,…
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