DNA-Repairing Protein May Be Key To Preventing Recurrence of Some Cancers
Just as the body can become resistant to antibiotics, certain methods of killing cancer tumors can end up creating resistant tumor cells. But a University of Central Florida professor has found a protein present in several types of cancer, including breast and ovarian cancer, which could be helpful in preventing tumors from coming back. The [...]
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A Knight's Fight to Survive Breast Cancer
For years Kimmy Trivett has supported the UCF Knights. During this past year, the Knights have returned the favor, supporting Kimmy during her fight with breast cancer. It’s a guarantee that Kimmy and her husband Lynn will do all they can to attend every single UCF athletics event possible. Last year was no different. They [...]
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Partnerships Produce Promising Cancer Research Results
Cancer patients may benefit from the research findings borne out of the first medical research collaborations between the University of Central Florida (UCF) and Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona (Sanford-Burnham). Two independent teams of cancer researchers, chemists, and bio-informatics engineers have published discoveries that may lead to new methods of diagnosis and treatment. [...]
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Honoring Breast Cancer Survivors
For the first time in memory, East Orlando’s Melanie Musum will attend a UCF game Saturday night without wearing her traditional black and gold colors. And that’s not as easy as one might think considering that “half my wardrobe is UCF stuff,” Musum joked. Instead, Musum will be proudly dressed in pink as UCF promotes [...]
Events @ UCF
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23 FREE STD (Chlamydia & Gonorrhea) screening -
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