Florida Tomorrow is a belief...
that through creative and collaborative science we will alleviate pain and suffering caused by today’s most devastating diseases.
Advancing Cancer Research
University of Florida cancer specialists have been at the forefront
of the fight against cancer for decades. A team of more than 330 clinicians and scientists and hundreds of research assistants, nurses, technicians and staff are each committed to advancing the science and treatment of cancer. UF’s leadership has resulted in an investment of more than $600 million in cancer programs over the past decade. Since 1999, the university has recruited 71 new faculty members specializing in cancer.
In 1998, a $10 million endowment created through a $5 million milestone donation by cancer survivors Jerry and Judith Davis of Jacksonville and a $5 million state match advanced UF’s effort. Endowments provide the essential seed money for innovative research in cancer therapies. UF’s multi-disciplinary approach encourages the surgeon, the radiation oncologist, the medical oncologist and the basic scientist, and their colleagues, to work together as a team focusing on the well-being of the patient.
The University of Florida Shands Cancer Center is the ideal setting for the caliber of translational research that will generate life-saving advances in cancer care. The center is located at the most comprehensive academic health center in the Southeast. The quality and breadth of cancer specialists, scientists and healthcare workers on both campuses — Gainesville and Jacksonville — is unprecedented. It is no longer a question of whether doctors will conquer cancer, but when and how rapidly.
