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Head and Neck Cancer Conference
Live Conference | 2 Cat. 1 Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Hilton Miami Dadeland, Miami, Florida
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Live Symposium Save The Date | February 3-4, 2023 | Friday-Saturday The Biltmore Hotel Miami Coral Gables, Miami, Florida
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Miami Cancer Institute Launches Global Consortium to Speed and Improve Bladder Cancer Care Worldwide
Miami Cancer Institute has spearheaded the creation of the Global Bladder Cancer Consortium (GBCC), a collaboration between the world’s top experts in bladder cancer. Among the GBCC’s priorities are creating a large and diverse patient ...
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Subspecialized GI Oncologists of Benefit to Patients with GI Cancers
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are among the deadliest cancer diagnoses, yet not all patients with GI cancers will see a subspecialist. Considering the explosive pace at which cancer care is changing ? with the development of new medications, ...
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At Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, a Miami woman is now the first pancreas cancer patient in the world to be treated using an advanced platform for adaptive MR-guided radiotherapy.
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Baptist Health Acquires Sophisticated New Platform for Brain Tumor Treatment
Always seeking to further the level of care available to cancer patients in the region, Baptist Health South Florida has added a sophisticated new radiosurgery platform to its arsenal of cancer-fighting technology.
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Physician researchers from the Miami Cancer Institute presented the latest advances and information on new clinical trials from novel therapies to inhibit tumor proliferation and stimulate anti-cancer responses in patients with advanced solid tumors.
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Glioblastoma Patient Enrolls in Novel Clinical Trial Using Proton Therapy to Augment Survival
When Gwen Watson was diagnosed with glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive brain cancer, she and her husband didn’t hesitate to drive four and a half hours from their home in DeLand, Florida, to Baptist Health’s Miami Cancer Institute so that ...
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The Debrief with Dr. Zinner featuring guest Guenther Koehne, M.D., Ph.D.
Join Dr. Zinner., CEO and Executive Medical Director at Miami Cancer Institute and Dr. Koehne, Deputy Director and Chief of Blood & Marrow Transplant, Hematologic Oncology and Benign Hematology, on the first episode of The Debrief as they ...
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Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, will leverage COTA’s Real-World Analytics to drive standardization of care across all cancer patients
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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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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 ...
