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Preventing Fractures in the Bone Mets Population
Preventing fractures in patients with bone metastasis improves mobility and quality of life ? and for some, it means prolonged survival as well, according to recent studies. While not all cancer patients have access to an orthopedic oncologic specialist, it’s important that medical and radiation oncologists prioritize the referral of those with bone mets for a skeletal evaluation early in their diagnosis, says Juan Pretell, M.D., chief of musculoskeletal oncology surgery at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute.
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John Uribe, MD
John Uribe, M.D., is the chief medical executive of Baptist Health Orthopedic Care. He is a fellowship trained, dual Board-certified orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon, specializing in degenerative conditions of the knee, shoulder and elbow.
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Is Earlier Better? PROMISSeD Trial Explores Early Radiation Therapy as a Prophylactic Treatment for Patients With High-risk Spine Metastases
A research team at Baptist Health South Florida recently began enrollment in a randomized-controlled clinical trial exploring early radiation therapy as a prophylactic treatment for patients with asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic high-risk metastatic disease to the spine.
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New Brain-Mapping Tech at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute Provides Most Detailed Imaging
Hear from Dr. McDermott, Neurosurgeon and Chief Medical Executive at Miami Neuroscience Institute discuss new brain-mapping tech and how high intensity focused ultrasound for image guided surgery will be a big advance for Baptist Health located in south Florida.
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Meet the Chief: He Makes Cardiac Bypass Surgery Easier for Patients
As a kid, Joseph McGinn Jr., M.D., dreamed of becoming a rock star. “The problem is I don’t play an instrument and I can’t sing, so that wasn’t going to work for me,” he says.
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Guilherme Castro Dabus, MD
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Investigating Dramatic Radiation Dose Reduction For HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancers
In continuing efforts to develop effective treatments with less impact on quality of life, Miami Cancer Institute is participating in a clinical trial to reduce by more than half the radiation dosage for head and neck cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV).
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John Zvijac, MD
John E. Zvijac, M.D., is a fellowship-trained physician with dual Board-certification in orthopedic surgery and orthopedic sports medicine with Baptist Health Orthopedic Care.
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Romer Bismonte Orada, DO
Romer Orada, D.O., is a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at Miami Cancer Institute.
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Adrian Cristian, MD
Adrian Cristian, M.D., is a physiatrist and the chief of cancer rehabilitation at Miami Cancer Institute.
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New Trojan Horse in Oncology: Antibody Drug Conjugate Offers Promise in Treatment of HER2-Low Breast Cancer
In a presentation at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Reshma Mahtani, DO, chief of breast oncology at Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, described ADCs as the "new Trojan horses in oncology."
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Combining expertise with innovation - Multimodality skin cancer treatment at Lynn Cancer Institute
The World Health Organization reports that nonmelanoma and melanoma skin cancers have been increasing over the last decade, highlighting the importance of early detection and treatment.