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• Taylor Swift's Mother Has Cancer: What Her Diagnosis Can Teach Us All

  Everyone knows Taylor Swift as a pop superstar who creates hit records, but the Grammy-winning singer is also more than that—she’s a daughter who just may have saved her mother’s life.

• A Day in The Life of a Gynecological Oncologist

  As a gynecological oncologist, or GYN oncologist, my specialization is in diagnosing and treating cancers that affect a woman’s reproductive organs. Every day, I provide care to women who have cancers of the ovary, fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, vagina and vulva. I also treat cancers associated with pregnancy like gestational tumors that involve the placenta or other gynecologic cancers found during pregnancy.

• A Day in the Life of a Surgical Technologist

  One of the things I love most about my job as a surgical technologist at Orlando Health is the variety of surgical procedures I get to be a part of from one day to the next. While my responsibilities during each surgery are very similar, it’s still an exciting, fascinating job because every single day is different.

• Smaller Incisions, Quicker Recovery Among Robotic Surgery’s Benefits for Urology Patients

  Robotic surgery is increasingly used in urology, where the focus is on the male and female urinary tract, male genitals and male reproduction. Robotic surgery uses laparoscopic abdominal surgery to remove kidney stones, urine blockages and most commonly, to remove minimally invasive cancer cells in the kidneys, bladder and prostate.

• 5 Things Your Radiologist Wants You to Know About Medical Imaging 

  Medical imaging is critical in the diagnostic and treatment process. Imaging studies including X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, PET scans, nuclear medicine and ultrasounds use various technologies to see below the skin's surface. These technologies are an important part of disease detection, monitoring existing conditions and determining treatment response.

• How To Spot Neurological Disorders in Children

  Most new parents are on high alert when it comes to their baby’s development and behavior. If a baby has a neurological disorder, such vigilance could lead to a diagnosis and early interventions that could change the course of a child’s life.

• A Day in the Life of a Neuro-Oncologist

  What is neuro-oncology? Sounds pretty complex, right? It’s what Dr. Nick Avgeropoulos—or Dr. Nick, as he prefers to be called—does every day at the UF Health Cancer Center – Orlando Health. Dr. Nick is a specially trained doctor who treats cancer of the brain and spine. He works with patients who are facing the biggest challenge of their lives to provide them with the treatment and care they need.

• Day in the Life of Medical Technologist—Monica Branom

  Patients at Orlando Health may never meet Monica Branom, but she’s still taking care of them. As a senior medical technologist at Orlando

• Cancer Care in the Hospital: How Oncologists Collaborate

  When you’re in the hospital, multiple specialists will work in tandem, discussing your prognosis and treatment options. Your medical oncologist will collaborate with other physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals to ensure holistic care.  Teaching hospitals also have medical trainees, including residents and fellows, who play a vital role in your care under the supervision of senior oncologists. Remember, these are doctors-in-training who bring fresh perspectives and are up to date on the latest medical knowledge.  

• The growing role of robotic surgery in gynecology at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies

  Lately there has been some very serious discussion in the media about robotic surgery programs, how surgeons are credentialed and trained, and the role that the manufacturer of the robotic equipment (Intuitive Surgical) may or may not play.