Photos from the Personal Album of Edward Calderon It’s just past dawn on a Sunday morning in Lake Nona, and Edly Vliet is working on mile six of her training regimen for the NYC Marathon. As the sun starts to peak over the horizon, the temperature and humidity are conspiring to remind her why she spent the last few months training with an eye toward November in New … [Read more...]
Relay For Life of Lake Nona – A Community United Against Cancer
Nearly everyone knows somebody who has, in some way, been affected by cancer. That is why Relay For Life co-chairs Christine Busheme and Lisa Mansini are hoping our community will come out in full force to this year’s Nov. 2 Lake Nona Event. The 2019 Relay theme is “Live, Learn, Work, Play and RELAY,” and thanks to the presenting sponsor, Tavistock Development … [Read more...]
Natural Killer Cells May Open Lifesaving Cancer Treatments to More Patients
Immunotherapy is making headlines for saving the lives of hundreds of cancer patients, including former President Jimmy Carter. However, many of these therapies only work for a small portion of people who have a specific molecule called PDL1 in their cancer makeup. UCF College of Medicine cancer researcher Dr. Alicja Copik has just discovered a way to make that therapy viable … [Read more...]