A Delicate Surgery, A Strong Sense of Hope

Endoscopic procedure allows doctors to remove certain skull-base tumors through the nasal cavity

Turning Pain into Purpose

The science and stories behind how exercise can brighten cancer’s darkest days

The Bell of Frustration

Nellie Singh fights the stigma of lung cancer as a nonsmoker

‘Just Because We’ve Got Cancer Doesn’t Mean We Can’t Have a Laugh’

Patient turns to sketching and journaling to cope with bladder cancer treatment

Andy Taylor Diagnosed with Stage 4 Prostate Cancer

The Duran Duran guitarist was first diagnosed four years ago

Miles for Moffitt a Place to Make Friends

Stage 3 breast cancer survivor motivates others to run during Miles for Moffitt

Moffitt Patient Is Living Proof That Lung Screenings Save Lives

From farming to hiking and everywhere in between. Early detection allowed Maryann Stein to live life without lung cancer.

Moffitt Experts Help Shape Breast Screening Guidelines for Transgender Patients

Physicians now have a tool to better determine when advanced imaging is needed

Too Young for a Mammogram?

Experts recommend that all women should get a risk assessment before age 30

While Uncommon, Men Shouldn’t Ignore the Signs of Breast Cancer

About 2,700 men are diagnosed with the disease annually

Mystery Pain Turned Out To Be Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

After three incorrect diagnoses, USF doctoral student overcomes non-Hodgkin lymphoma

The Gift of Time: Moffitt Initiative Empowers Patients to Speak Openly About Treatment Decisions

When chemotherapy became more of a burden than a blessing for Donna Dunbar, she made a decision to re-evaluate her goals for care

Lung Cancer Doesn’t Stop Band Director from Playing the Trombone

Tampa Bay Rays salute survivor who overcame partial lung removal

Clinical Trials Give Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Patients a Fighting Chance

While rare, the disease is one of the deadliest forms of all cancers

Former Buccaneer Steve White Dies at 48 from Cancer

Defensive end was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Moffitt Patient Overcomes Lung Cancer Linked to 9/11

Retired from the New York City Fire Department for four years, Gerald Sanford volunteered to return after 9/11

Hope for the Future Is Why I Participate in Miles for Moffitt

Cancer survivor uses her science background to understand her diagnosis

Sharing a Dose of Creature Comfort

Rory the pet therapy pup brings smiles to patients at Moffitt

Teen’s Broken Leg Uncovers Bone Cancer

Baseball injury helped to diagnose a rare Ewing sarcoma

Stem Cell Transplants Offer Hope for Rare Testicular Cancer Cases

High doses of chemotherapy are used for patients that don’t respond to initial treatment

Offering Hope Through the Ups and Downs of Lung Cancer Journey

Susan Glowski built lasting connections with her care teams during treatment

‘Grease’ Star Olivia Newton-John Dies of Breast Cancer at 73

She served on Moffitt Cancer Center’s national Board of Advisors since 2009, advocating for prevention, early detection and research

Moffitt’s Melanoma Clinic Dedicates a Day to Kids

The cancer center doesn’t typically treat pediatric cases, but some children are referred to the Cutaneous Oncology clinic for treatment

Every Moment Matters: A Father’s Perspective

Melanoma survivor details juggling first-time fatherhood through cancer

Personal Melanoma Battle Inspires Oncology Nurse

For Moffitt RN, cancer journey influenced future

Inverted Nipple Was Clue to Male Breast Cancer

“All patients need to be aware of their bodies,” including men

Believing in the Mission

Moffitt nurse and cancer survivor honored by Tampa Bay Rays

Cancer Survivor Chronicles ‘Bad Blood’ Experience in Children’s Book

After her own cancer battle, Kassandra Nealon wanted to help kids understand blood cancer

Family Business

Dad, mom and daughter contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer

Moffitt Patients Honor Dedicated Team Members

Patient and Family Advisory Council hosts annual Awards of Excellence

When Cancer Steals Mom Too Soon

A daughter’s perspective

Once a Fighter, Always a Fighter

Former prosecutor battles stage 4 lung cancer with help of investigational immunotherapy

Moffitt Joins Blanket Tampa Bay to Help Homeless

The center’s commitment to sustainability is bringing sleeping bags to those in need

From the Battlefield to Battling Breast Cancer

Buccaneers honor local veteran and breast cancer survivor

Move for What Matters – Janelle Morales

Cancer Crushers Help Raise Funds for Research

A Family Affair

Running towards a cure

We Always Wear Purple

Pancreatic cancer survivor raises funds for Miles for Moffitt

Just a Girl and Her Dog

Service pup helps patient through treatment

Gliding Through Cancer

Hockey player battles cancer to get back on the ice

'My Hair Stylist Saved My Life'

For Martina Yates, a cut and color led to a skin cancer diagnosis

The Hard Truth of Facing Cancer

A survivor’s story of ‘what-ifs’ and fertility

Faith, Family and Football

A Bucs fan’s dream come true

Mother’s Day Moments to Live For

Mom of four leans on her daughters during cancer treatment

A Nurse’s Promise

Danielle Nasello paces her patient to the Disney World Marathon finish line.

Breast Cancer, Kidney Failure Can’t Stop Patty

She’s working toward bachelor of science in nursing to give back to cancer patients

Grasping the Chance with Both Hands

Would you have the strength to allow surgeons to amputate your daughter’s arm if it might save her?

Magical Moment

Calamari, Moffitt and a Little Humor Saved My Life

Patient John Sherry faced pancreatic cancer two times in just two years

Meet Laurietta the Conqueror

Miles for Moffitt is a passion for this stomach cancer survivor

Remembering Aunt Frances

Brothers’ loss fuels opportunity to give back with Miles for Moffitt

Running for a Hero Not Forgotten

Miles for Moffitt team honors Korean war veteran who spent his life giving back to others until the very end.

Clinical Trials Give Lung Cancer Patient a ‘Precious Gift’

Despite a stage 4 diagnosis, Francine Milford is living life to the fullest.

Running for Those Who Can’t

Two-time cancer survivor runs to raise funds for research and bring awareness to rare cancer.

Moving Towards Recovery

Pilot program gets patients on their feet and out of the hospital faster.

Great Pumpkin Fence Fights Cancer

Davenport, Fla. couple adds to their Halloween fundraiser for Moffitt Cancer Center.

What it Means to be a Previvor

Genetic screening helps patients take their health into their own hands.

Miles for Moffitt Team Spotlight: Hans’ Angels

That was the inspiration for Donna Look to start team Hans’ Angels for Miles for Moffitt after losing her father to pancreatic cancer in May of this y ...

Age is Just a Number

When others refused to treat Arthur Kropp because of his age, Moffitt stepped in.

Miles for Moffitt Participant Spotlight: Christina Sisti

Mere months after watching her husband, Ron, find out he was cancer-free, the last thing Christina Sisti expected was to be receiving her own cancer d ...

Seeking and Speaking Your Story Helps Healing Process

Moffitt workshop helps connect and make sense of life events.

Miles for Moffitt Research Spotlight: Dr. Eric Lau

One hundred percent of Miles for Moffitt proceeds fuel research and empower scientists at Moffitt Cancer Center to find a cure.

Moffitt’s Melanoma Expertise Benefits Children, Too

Pediatric melanoma clinic gathers kids with uncommon diagnosis.

“An out of body experience”

Mom of three overcomes rare sarcoma in fight of her life.

Teamwork and Technology Key in Cancer Fight

Patient Joseph Cuervo has faced liposarcoma three times in the last 20 years.

Faith, Family, Baseball Motivate Cancer Patient

Tampa Bay Rays salute all-star dad.

Moffitt Named Leader in Healthcare Equality

Moffitt team member and patient Wanda Lane knows exactly why the cancer center is a 2019 LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader.

Moffitt Research Moves New Immunotherapy Closer to FDA Approval

Some cancer patients may be one step closer to being treated with cells from their own tumors.

Natural Gas Plant Manager Overcomes Cancer to Achieve Lifelong Dream

“It was very tough,” said Drango. “It was like in the movies when the room starts closing in. Once I heard the word cancer I didn’t hear much else.”

Bringing Cancer to the Canvas

When artist Ray Paul was diagnosed with sarcoma in 2011, he wanted to better understand his disease.

Clinical Trial Brings Hope to Lung Cancer Patient

Last year, Lee was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic lung cancer that had spread to her brain and spine.

20-Year Navy Veteran Beats Cancer Three Times

After four deployments, Melissa Vazquez takes on cancer.

Markers Make Radiation Treatments Shorter and Easier

When patient Howard Curd was told he would need radiation treatment for his esophageal cancer, he feared the worst.

Surgical 'A' Team Saves 'Aunt B'

In a risky, all-day surgery, Moffitt Cancer Center doctors removed a rare cancerous tumor blocking blood flow to a Brenda Nelson's heart.

Mind and Body Against Cancer

A Moffitt psychiatrist helps patients while on her own cancer journey.

Clinical Research Unit: A Source of Hope

Look in Moffitt’s Clinical Research Unit (CRU), and you’ll find it in the work of a united team doing whatever is necessary to transform hope into rea ...

Embracing the New Normal

Two and a half years after bladder cancer, Craig Graham is getting back to life and living healthier.

Patients Furthering Moffitt’s Mission

Data from Total Cancer Care® fuels research efforts.

New Mom Battled Breast Cancer While Pregnant

She was just 35 years old, a wife, a mother and nine weeks pregnant with her second child.

Herpes Virus Can be Used to Treat Melanoma. Which Cancer is Next?

Since the approval of talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC, Imlygic®) in 2015, Moffitt has been using this modified form of the herpes virus as a standard ...

Rays Salute Lung Cancer Survivor at Tropicana Field

On April 20 the Tampa Bay Rays honored Al through the Salute to Survivors program.

Saving Lives After Death

Gail Porter was the first patient to enroll in Moffitt's rapid tissue donation program.

April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month 

More than 17,500 new cases of esophageal cancer will be diagnosed this year.

I Still Have My Voice

Larynx cancer, or cancer of the voice box, threatened to take patient Jeff Blaney's voice.

The Grand Adventure

Patient Dana Young-Melnick found support during and after her cancer journey through Moffitt's social work program.

Beating the Odds Against Brain Cancer

Moffitt patient shares story of survival at regional event for patients and caregivers

Moffitt Works to Streamline Care for Those at Risk for Kidney Cancer

Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome increases the risk for multiple cancer types, including kidney and brain.

Clinic Turns High Risk into High Chance of Survival  

Around 10 percent of GI cancers are hereditary, and the high-risk clinic sees hundreds of patients.

There is Life

See how a sarcoma patient sought solace in song

Why I Ride: Gratitude for a Life-Saving Gift

For Cure on Wheels Co-Founder Richard Spayde, the organization and Capitol Ride are way of saying 'Thanks'

New Cases Reported in Rare Breast Implant Linked Cancer

Breast implants can increase the risk of developing anaplastic large cell lymphoma

New Year, New Perspective

Breast cancer survivor shifts focus to living with intent.

The Voice on the Other Line

Program connects mentors with cancer patients, caregivers and survivors.

Don’t ignore that ringing in your ear

Moffitt Cancer Center conference explores genetic nerve condition that can lead to hearing loss

Celebrating Faith and Community

Leaders from Faith-based and Community Organizations Gather at Moffitt to Share Resources and Make Connections

Running the Distance to Fight Cancer

Days before returning to Moffitt to treat his leukemia, Ron Wertley completes the 48.6 mile Dopey Challenge.

There’s a Shingles Vaccine Shortage. What should you do?

Shingles is a painful rash caused by the same virus as the chicken pox.

Chemotherapy Checklist: Tips from Our Patients

We went straight to the source and polled our patients on social media to get their best tips for preparing, passing the time, and taking care of them ...

Cancer Death Rates Hit 25-Year Low

Over the past 25 years, the rate of deaths from cancer has dropped 27 percent.

Sit. Stay. Heal.

Moffitt is the first hospital in Hillsborough County to become a pet therapy certification site.

The Best Hugs: Remembering Margie Schwerdt

The world’s best hugs offered encouragement and unconditional love to all who passed Margie's post at the Gold Valet Information Desk over the last 10 ...

WWII Military Vet: 'Saved by a Woman'

Kropp was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at 91. Every doctor refused to take him on as a patient because of his age — all but one.

Care Embodied Through Love and Faith

Caregivers come from different walks of life, are different ages and are related to those requiring care in various ways. There is no one face of a ca ...

Six Years Later: A New Normal

Eight and a half years ago, Steve Barber couldn’t imagine the life-changing challenge that lay ahead of him – or that it would take two strong women t ...

One in a Million

As Emerald Cromwell battles a rare adrenal cancer, she learns two close friends have the same disease.

Tenacious New Mom Fights Smart

Theresa Jean-Pierre Coy is a wife, mother, attorney, small business owner, immediate past president of the George Edgecomb Bar Association and, now, a ...

Wedding Bells Ring at Moffitt

Kent Moss and Maggie Zielinski were married in Moffitt's blue valet lobby this week.

Why Miles for Moffitt? — A Family’s Perspective

Now a two-time survivor, Vicki calls on her "soldiers" each year to contribute to her Miles for Moffitt team.

Battling Tough Odds

How Women in Moffitt’s Gastrointestinal Oncology Clinic Are Paving the Way in Pancreatic Cancer Research and Treatment

Breast Cancer Survivors Find Their Wings in SOAR Program

“I learned that this isn’t temporary; survivorship is a lifestyle change...And that it’s all doable.”

It’s Us Against Cancer

Rocio Ferrer knows firsthand the importance of caregivers in patients’ lives.

Tampa Police Officer Fights Crime and Cancer

Officer Marcus Elam laces up his running shoes to raise money for cancer research.

Cancer Patient Completes Dream of Running in New York City Marathon

After his cancer diagnosis, Jon Henrichsen marked a life milestone by completing the New York City Marathon.

Moffitt Honors CAR T Patient during Veterans Day Ceremony

Moffitt honored Floyd Cook, other veterans during the annual flag-raising ceremony.

Loads of Love: Couple Donates Detergent for Moffitt Patients

Doing the laundry may seem mundane, but the household chore creates a sense of normalcy for patients and caregivers.

The General’s Daughter

Jessica Schwarzkopf will carry on her father’s legacy by taking part in Moffitt Cancer Center’s annual Veteran’s Day celebration at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. ...

Giving Cancer a Good Scare

Pumpkin House creators pledge a portion of Halloween fundraiser to Moffitt Cancer Center.

Moffitt Speech Pathologist Wants to Help Others after Own Breast Cancer Battle

Brooke DuLaney shares her story to raise awareness and educate other young moms, provide support

Moffitt Psychiatrist Helps Patients while on Her Own Cancer Journey

Aliya Hafeez, M.D., currently splits her week between chemo, recovery and seeing patients.

Undergoing a Mastectomy without a Cancer Diagnosis

More women are having risk-reducing mastectomies to prevent breast cancer.

Mom-Daughter Duo Find Purpose in Club After Breast Cancer Journey

Marnee Long and her daughter fundraise and advocate for breast cancer through Tampa Catholic’s ‘Think Pink’ club.

Regular Screenings led to Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Moffitt team member Mike DeWitt knew of his family history but had no symptoms when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Fall Prevention

The United States Centers for Disease Control estimates that unintentional falls are the leading cause of injury and death in Americans over age 65.

Possible Sinkhole Doesn’t Derail Multiple Myeloma Fighter

Laurie Vos stays focused on her cancer treatment while her home remains in jeopardy.

The Gift of Hope - As Told by Phil Jones

One year after his transplant, Phil Jones and his wife traveled to Tennessee to meet the man who gave him the “gift of extended life.”

Coach Laurie Pacholke Brings Strategy to Cancer Battle

Celebrated Freedom High School girls’ basketball coach battles stage four non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Patients with Genetic Risk for Cancer Feel at Home in New Program

The GeneHome program is a hereditary clinic that sees patients who have had genetic testing and been found to carry a change in a gene that can cause ...

Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Who Have Failed Previous Therapies Now Have New Hope — the First in 20 Years

New drug allows your T cells to go to work, destroying cancer.

Drag Queen Back On Stage After Cancer Scare

Performer and bingo hostess Alexis de la Mer gets standing ovation for sharing her cancer story.

Turning the Tide on Cancer

Gene Evans is celebrating his 9th anniversary as a cancer survivor with a 16-mile paddle and you can join him.

Best Birthday Gift Ever: Daughter Tells Dad She’s Cancer-Free

Ewing sarcoma patient, Cori, texts special message to her dad for his birthday.

“Now, I Look Like Daddy”

A newlywed shares her story of survival as she begins breast cancer treatment just days after losing her husband.

Bucket List: iPad, Video Conferencing and the Open Road

David Palmer has lung cancer. But that hasn’t stopped him from sipping wine in Napa and gambling in Vegas.

Trend Shift: Young Women Are Now Getting Lung Cancer More Than Young Men

Lung cancer rates have historically been higher among men than woman, but new research reveals that trend has flipped in younger Americans.

More Young Women Affected By Melanoma

Studies show the rate of melanoma among children, adolescents and young adults has reached epidemic proportion.

Anna Hipp: Why I Paddle

Join patient Anna Hipp on Saturday, May 26, at The Club at Treasure Island to take a stand against cancer.

Resiliency Through the Power of Song

Tim Kilraine credits his doctors and music for helping him beat stage 4 melanoma.

Wonder Woman

Cancer patient looks to her favorite super hero for strength during her treatment.

Margie's Story: I Truly Feel Blessed

Missing Margie? Our front desk extraordinaire has been battling lung cancer and rang the bell today as she received her last radiation treatment.

Immunotherapy Key to Unlocking Lung Cancer Survival

A recent study represents another step forward in immunotherapy, which has been making steady gains in recent years.

Digital Sherpas Bridge Gap between Technology and the Patient While Offering Cancer Companionship

During National Volunteer Week, see how a young cancer caregiver turned volunteer gives back by teaching technology to patients.

Get A-'Head' of Cancer with Head and Neck Screening

As Director of Breast Imaging at Moffitt, Dr. Blaise Mooney is used to spending a lot of time at the cancer center. But he never expected to walk in a ...

With Fertility Options New Hope Grows

When it comes to fertility it’s important for all adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients to be informed.

Rex Culpepper’s New Playbook

The football star is tackling his cancer diagnosis by focusing on positivity, leaning on skills he’s gained on the field.

Moffitt Celebrates Patient Safety Awareness Week With Events

Moffitt will recognize Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 11-17) with weeklong events to give patients and their caregivers the opportunity to inter ...

Cold Caps Allows Patients to Keep Hair During Chemotherapy

Moffitt Cancer Center offers Dignicaps at two locations for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Colorectal Cancer Is Preventable - If You Get Regular Screenings

March is colorectal cancer awareness month, so what better time to spread the word that colon cancer screening saves lives.

Cancer Advocates Converge at State Capitol for Moffitt Day

Moffitt Cancer Center President and CEO Alan F. List, M.D. was joined by more than 60 advocates at the Capitol to ask lawmakers to continue their part ...