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For patients with cancer that has metastasized to the brain, the standard treatment for years has been to resect, or surgically remove, the lesion and follow that with radiation therapy (RT) to the whole brain, which prevents relapse by ...
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The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) is pleased to announce the two Warren E. Weaver/Richard P. Penna award winners in the patient care organization and individual category. Baptist Health’s Miami Cancer Institute Pharmacy Program in ...
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Beating the Odds: Pancreatic Cancer Survivor is Living Life to the Fullest
At the start of 2019, Bob Dickinson got a diagnosis no one wants - pancreatic cancer. Until very recently, pancreatic cancer cases rarely have had a happy ending, with a traditionally quoted survival rate of just 10 percent. But Mr. Dickinson ...
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New Advances in the Management of Pancreatic Cancer
Originally Broadcast: November 9, 2021. Dr. Horacio Asbun, Dr. Michael Chuong, Dr. Ripal Gandhi and Dr. Govindarajan Narayanan examine recently published trial data and review their implications to unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer care.
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New Therapies Hold Promise for Miami Cancer Institute’s Youngest Patients
According to the American Cancer Society, cancer is now the second leading cause of death, after accidents, in children under the age of 15. But, even though roughly 10,500 U.S. children will be diagnosed with cancer this year, major treatment ...
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Miami Cancer Institute - Lung Cancer Conference
Originally Webcast: November 2, 2021. Dr. Mark Dylewski and the distinguished faculty from Miami Cancer Institute and Lynn Cancer Institute will discuss new advances in the management of lung cancer.
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Breast Cancer Treatment Becomes Personal
Today’s breast cancer treatment has evolved into highly personalized care that begins at the molecular level and covers not only medical and surgical strategies, but the patient’s overall sense of wellness.
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Miami Cancer Institute's High-Tech High-Touch Approach
Join our experts for a panel discussion on Breast Cancer & Gynecologic Cancer, originally webcast October 21, 2021. Topics included everything from breast cancer prevention, to state-of-the-art holistic treatments, and advances in gynecologic ...
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Dr. Rothrock has specialized interest and training in the surgical and radiation-based treatment of spinal tumors.
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Innovative Program at Miami Cancer Institute Gives New Meaning to ‘The Healing Arts’
The practice of medicine is often referred to as “the healing arts.” At Miami Cancer Institute, however, it’s not just the physicians doing the healing but also a group of seven professional artists.
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Soft Tissue Masses Should Be Evaluated by Specialists
With some one in four sarcoma patients undergoing unplanned excision prior to seeking care in a specialized center, orthopedic oncologist Cecilia Belzarena, M.D., of Miami Cancer Institute, urges physicians to refer patients to a specialist ...
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Cancer Patients with HIV Have More Options
Cancer patients with HIV often requires complex care. Miami Cancer Institute, now a member of the AIDS Malignancy Consortium (AMC), recently opened an HIV/Cancer Clinic, providing better access to new clinical trials as well as coordinated, ...
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Chemoprevention: Helping Patients Understand the Benefits
With chemoprevention medications proven to decrease breast cancer risk by 50 to 60 percent, Miami Cancer Institute experts are urging those with certain risk factors to take part in the Making Informed Choices on Incorporating Chemoprevention ...
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Miami Cancer Institute Experts Present at ASCO Annual Meeting
Miami Cancer Institute’s John Diaz, M.D., and Manmeet Ahluwalia, M.D., were featured at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.
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Manmeet Ahluwalia, M.D., M.B.A., deputy director, chief scientific officer and chief of solid tumor medical oncology at Miami Cancer Institute, and co-principal investigators of the trial, was featured in the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting during ...
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Experts Weigh in on Innovations in Treatment of Lung Cancer
Baptist Health South Florida’s Miami Cancer Institute lung cancer experts Rupesh Kotecha, M.D., chief of Radiosurgery and director of the CNS Metastasis Program, and Mark Dylewski, M.D., chief of general thoracic surgery, are featured ...
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Dr. Guenther Koehne Talks Hot Topics in Hematology at the Miami Cancer Institute Summit
Dr. Guenther Koehne, Deputy Director and Chief of Blood & Marrow Transplant and Hematologic Oncology at Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, spoke about the Second Summit of the Americas on Immunotherapy for Hematologic ...
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Q&A with Surgeons of Excellence at South Miami Hospital
What does it mean to be SRC accredited? Why do surgeons use robots in surgery? Surgeons of Excellence with South Miami Hospital sit down to discuss the significance of an SRC accreditation and the benefits of robotic surgery for patients.
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Father of Five and Military Veteran Wins Battle Over Throat Cancer
Fred Escobedo remembers feeling surprised when he was told he had throat cancer. After all, he seemed healthy, exercised regularly, didn’t smoke and followed his wife’s vegan diet. When the shock passed, he wondered if he’d live to see ...
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Making Clinical Trials More Accessible to All a Top Priority at Miami Cancer Institute
For cancer patients who have complex cancers with limited options or who have exhausted all other treatment options, clinical trials can be a beacon of hope. Such studies offer often-desperate patients access to new, potentially lifesaving ...
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When Emma-Jane Hinton was diagnosed with a brain tumor this past summer, she dreamed about the day she could go back to school, take a swim and return to her Junior Bengals cheerleading team. Last week, the teen’s dream came true as she ...
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Miami Cancer Institute has marked the 100th patient of its Blood and Marrow Transplantation program, where patients are treated for various forms of leukemia, multiple myeloma and other blood cancers.
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Baptist Health’s Miami Cancer Institute Brings World-Class Cancer Care to Broward
Many of the innovative cancer-fighting therapies that have placed Baptist Health’s Miami Cancer Institute among Florida’s top cancer programs since its founding just four years ago are now available to cancer patients in Broward County, ...
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Two Leading Organizations Come Together for Better Cancer Care
With 11 hospitals, more than 4,000 physicians and internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health South Florida is the largest healthcare ...
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Miami Cancer Institute Researchers Pivot to Fight COVID-19
Physician scientists at Miami Cancer Institute are leveraging their research expertise and clinical technology to develop novel treatments for COVID-19. Jump-starting new studies in a matter of weeks, these researchers are now evaluating ...
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Other than skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men, with more than 190,000 new cases diagnosed each year, according to the American Cancer Society. And each year, more than 60,000 American men opt to have ...
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Lung Cancer Patient Runs Out of Options, Finds New Hope at Miami Cancer Institute
The first thing Donna Beverly will tell you is that she’s not a cancer patient, she’s a cancer survivor. Today, thanks to a team of experts at Miami Cancer Institute – not to mention her own determination to fight her disease – Ms. Beverly ...
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New Radiation Technology at Lynn Cancer Institute Treats Wider Range of Cancer Patients
At first glance, the innovative system may look like a standard CT (computerized tomography) scanner, but it’s much more, providing leading-edge radiation treatment to many more cancer patients who may have had limited options in the past.
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Novel Radiation Therapies for Gliomas: Tumor-Treating Fields and Proton Therapy
Yazmin Odia, MD, Rupesh Kotecha, MD, and Minesh Mehta, MD discuss the current role and patient selection of tumor-treating fields in the treatment of gliomas. They also look at the rationale for proton beam therapy in treatment.
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Current Radiation Treatment Approaches for Brain Metastases
Yazmin Odia, MD, Rupesh Kotecha, MD, and Minesh Mehta, MD discuss the use of stereotactic radiosurgery and whole-brain radiotherapy in the treatment of brain metastases.
