Articles by Lindy Brounley
Targeting tumors may help stop spread of breast, other cancers
Feb 2, 2012 • By Lindy BrounleyCancer that has spread from the site of an original tumor to other places in the body is often viewed as a death sentence. But if there are just a few of those secondary tumors, called metastases, some patients have a good chance of survival if treated with a type of radiation that precisely targets [...]
UF researchers find quiet protein speaks loudly in fight against cancer
May 3, 2011 • By Lindy BrounleyWhen a movie character says, “It’s too quiet,” that’s usually a sign something bad may happen. Now, University of Florida researchers have discovered that when variations of a certain protein in our cells are too quiet, it may add to the risk that someone will develop lung cancer. When scientists restored the protein to its [...]
The Marshall E. Rinker Sr. Foundation establishes chair at UF to advance cancer research, patient care
Mar 29, 2011 • By Lindy BrounleyThe University of Florida College of Medicine has announced the appointment of Paul Okunieff, M.D., as the Marshall E. Rinker Sr. Foundation and David B. and Leighan R. Rinker chair. The chair was established last year with a 10-year pledge of $1.2 million from the foundation and the Rinkers. The gift supports the physician in [...]
Decisions of life and death
Feb 9, 2011 •
By Lindy Brounley
Podcast: Play in new window | Download How would you want to live your last days if you were dying of cancer? Would you want to be made comfortable with hospice care at home in the company of loved ones? Or would you choose heroic but frequently futile cancer treatments in the hospital? It’s a [...]
UF Breast Center receives center of excellence accreditation
Nov 12, 2010 • By Lindy BrounleyThe University of Florida Breast Center at Shands at UF medical center received accreditation as a National Center of Excellence in Breast Cancer this month by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. The three-year designation was the result of a rigorous, 18-month evaluation process and site visit. “Because the accreditation process is so comprehensive, [...]
UF and Shands debut new cancer-killing technology
Nov 9, 2010 • By Lindy BrounleyWith the snip of scissors during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the University of Florida Cancer & Genetics Research Complex, a new era in the treatment of breast cancer in Florida will begin. The ceremony debuts the Intrabeam system at Shands at UF medical center, an intraoperative radiation technology available at fewer [...]
UF oncology doctor appointed chairman of state cancer council
Oct 25, 2010 • By Lindy BrounleyThomas J. George Jr., M.D., FACP, a University of Florida assistant professor of hematology and oncology, was recently tapped by Gov. Charles Crist to serve as chairman of the Florida Cancer Control and Research Advisory Council. George, a member of the UF Shands Cancer Center and the director of the UF gastrointestinal oncology program, has [...]





