University of Florida Health Cancer Center

Mission

UF Shands Cancer Center embraces the team-focused approach to patient care that is personalized to the unique treatment needs of each patient. This approach leads to a unified plan that benefits from the combined clinical and research expertise of multidisciplinary teams of medical professionals, scientists and educators. Our patient-care program is consistently recognized among the nation’s top 50 in U.S. News and World Report magazine, making us one of the most elite academic medical centers. MISSION • Providing state-of-the-art cancer treatment, prevention, control and education • Conducting original scientific research aimed at discovery • Fostering collaboration to turn research findings into new therapies • And, ultimately, offering hope in the face of a daunting diagnosis.

DCU Number: 10.0562

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