Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Targeted Cell Therapy - Treatments that Use Drugs Designed to Target Anomalous Cells without Affecting Healthy Cells

Clinical Care

Cell Therapy is Now on The Table for Metastatic Melanoma

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May. 01 2024 |
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Research and Innovation

Staging and Management Updates for Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET)

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Apr. 30 2024 |
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Research and Innovation

Metabolomics Key to Cancer Treatment

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Apr. 29 2024 |
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Clinical Care

Tackling Cancer Survivors’ Complex Care Needs

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Apr. 26 2024 |
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Research and Innovation

Death Rates from Breast Cancer Linked to Neighborhood

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Apr. 25 2024 |
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Research and Innovation

Precision Medicine Conference to Showcase Cancer Research

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Apr. 15 2024 |
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center physician-scientist C. Ola Landgren in his white coat.

Research and Innovation

In a “Historic” Moment, FDA Committee Rules on a Faster Way to Approve Therapies for Multiple Myeloma, Based on Sylvester Research 

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Apr. 12 2024 |
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Research and Innovation

Tumor Profiling Study Points to Combining Immunotherapy with Cancer-killing Viruses

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Apr. 11 2024 |

Smiling woman with a hand to her ear, which has a hearing aid

Research and Innovation

The Natural History of TMPRSS3-related Hearing Loss

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May. 01 2024 |
Slide of a neuroendocrine tumor

Research and Innovation

Staging and Management Updates for Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET)

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Apr. 30 2024 |
Molecular structure with circular DNA background

Research and Innovation

Metabolomics Key to Cancer Treatment

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Apr. 29 2024 |
Young woman with head scarf sitting with her mother, who has her arm around her

Research and Innovation

Death Rates from Breast Cancer Linked to Neighborhood

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Apr. 25 2024 |
Researcher in white coat looking into a microscope in a lab

Research and Innovation

Aligning Research Resources with Researchers

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Apr. 23 2024 |
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Research and Innovation

The Miami Project and Gel4Med, Inc., Collaborate to Study Novel Approach to Spinal Cord Injuries

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Apr. 22 2024 |
An eMerge Americas attendee uses Bascom Palmer's VR headset to simulate using a slit lamp

Research and Innovation

UHealth at eMerge Americas

UHealth played a prominent role in the global technology conference and...

Apr. 19 2024 |
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Research and Innovation

Living on Greener Blocks Can Decrease Incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease

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Apr. 19 2024 |

Stuffed squash on a plate

Advancements

What’s the Best Anti-Colon-Cancer Diet?

Colorectal cancer, the fourth most common cancer diagnosed in the U.S., has garnered plenty of recent headlines,...

Mar. 27 2024 |
Ashlee and Michael Cramer take part in a AYA cancer panel for Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Advancements

Mom and Son Share Tips on Life After Cancer

Cancer at any age is difficult, but individuals...

Mar. 25 2024 |
Patient looks concerned about diagnosis after tomography scan.

Advancements

Why Getting a Second Opinion Matters 

Expert physicians get the diagnosis and treatment right for patients when others get them wrong. A...

Mar. 14 2024 |
multiple myeloma patient shows off her vision board

Balance

Multiple Myeloma Patient Has “Vision” for Future

When Debbie Thibos had a backache that wouldn’t go away, she never thought it was cancer. “With...

Mar. 05 2024 |
Sylvester patient Tracey Hecht and her family

Advancements

Knowing Your Cancer Risk Can Be Empowering

Tracey Hecht still remembers receiving the news on May 12, 2020. Walking with her two children, she...

Feb. 27 2024 |
Graphic illustrating the lymphatic system in the human body.

Be a Smarter Health Consumer

What is Lymphedema and What Causes It?

Lymphedema is a disorder of the lymphatic system — the network of tissues, vessels and...

Feb. 26 2024 |
Smiling Jasmine Santiago, patient at Sylvester Cancer in Miami, takes part in the Look Good, Feel Better workshop.

Cancer

When Cancer Survivors Look Good, They Feel Better

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Feb. 22 2024 |
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Cancer

Sylvester Offers Multidisciplinary Care for Breast Cancer

When she was diagnosed with breast cancer this year, María Vélez knew she would have the care of...

Feb. 07 2024 |
pancreatic cancer patient looks up at the sky hopeful

Cancer

Clinical Study Saves Life of Pancreatic Cancer Patient

Faced with the challenge presented by the low survival rates for pancreatic cancer, the scientific community continues...

Feb. 07 2024 |
Christian Nolen had a tumor removed from his brain and played guitar during the surgery.

Advancements

Playing Guitar During Brain Tumor Surgery?

Sylvester’s neurosurgical team used Christian Nolen’s guitar-playing skills...

Jan. 23 2024 |