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First lady Casey DeSantis and Gov. Ron DeSantis speak about state funding for cancer research Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at Wolfson Children's Hospital in Jacksonville. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
July 23, 2025

Governor and first lady tout cancer initiative at Wolfson

The Florida Legislature this year appropriated more than $265 million toward cancer research and treatment.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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The new 228,000-square-foot Duan Family Building at Jacksonville's Mayo Clinic campus. | Mayo Clinic
June 11, 2025

Mayo Clinic in Jax will offer groundbreaking cancer therapy

A new Mayo Clinic facility will be the first in North America to treat aggressive cancers with carbon ion therapy.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Florida A&M University is Florida's only public historically Black university. | Alejandro Santiago, WFSU Public Media
April 9, 2025

NIH cutbacks stifle research at Florida’s universities

Florida A&M, the state’s only public historically Black university, will lose funding for cancer research.…

By Will Brown

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Dr. Peter Ghali conducted a Jacksonville study that looked at the impact of targeted colon cancer screenings in Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
November 10, 2022

Duval’s colon cancer rate is higher than Florida’s. A local doctor studied whether personal phone calls about screening could help. 

When Black Panther: Wakanda Forever debuts this week it will serve as a cinematic eulogy to Chadwick Boseman. The actor…

By Will Brown

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