Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sylvester’s FCI mobile van

Research and Innovation

Foundation Works to Reduce Cancer Risk Among Firefighters

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Feb. 21 2025 |
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Clinical Care

5 Ways Sylvester Provides Leading-edge Lung Cancer Surgery

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Feb. 21 2025 |
From left, Armando Sanz, Castaways Against Cancer; Tangela Hillery; Noah Youngstrom, Sylvester Development Officer; Michael Kasprenski, Sylvester Leadership Officer; Josh Cantor, Castaways Against Cancer; Lani Landera, Castaways Against Cancer; Omar Beceiro, Castaways Against Cancer; Vince Yllanes, Castaways Against Cancer; Sebastian Illas, Christoper Columbus High School-Junior Castaways Club;Matthew Perera, Christoper Columbus High School-Junior Castaways Club; Evan Sequeira, Christoper Columbus High School-Junior Castaways Clug

Clinical Care

Castaways Against Cancer Show Sylvester Patients How Much They Care

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Feb. 21 2025 |
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Research and Innovation

Sylvester Pathologists Help Patients Understand Their Cancer Diagnoses

A new pilot program at Sylvester is connecting patients directly with pathologists to help them...

Feb. 19 2025 |
Miller School Department of Radiation Oncology staff iin front of an imaging machine

Grants and Awards

Department of Radiation Oncology is the First in the Nation to Earn ISRS Certification for Brain Radiosurgery

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Feb. 17 2025 |
Three participants in Sylvster's Believe in You program flash the U hand sign

Community Outreach

Believe in You: Cancer Survivors Train for the Dolphins Cancer Challenge

Sylvester program helps cancer patients prepare for the...

Feb. 17 2025 |
Dr. Nima Sharifi speaking from a podium at the Miami Metabolism Symposium

Research and Innovation

Great Minds in Genetics, Diet, Environment Discuss Metabolism’s Impact on Cancer, Health

Desai Sethi Urology Institute’s Miami Symposium on Human Metabolism fuels research collaborations on metabolic processes that...

Feb. 10 2025 |
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Research and Innovation

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Grant Will Diversify Cancer and Normal Tissue Datasets, Improve AI Models

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Feb. 04 2025 |

Drs. Jose Romano, Henry Moore, Lilah Besser and Agnes Supala-Berger

Research and Innovation

Preserving Brain Health and Advancing Neuroscience

At a recent lunch and learn, experts in the Miller School’s Department of Neurology shared...

Feb. 21 2025 |
Sylvester’s FCI mobile van

Research and Innovation

Foundation Works to Reduce Cancer Risk Among Firefighters

The Salah Foundation’s generous support is helping reduce cancer risks among first responders. .stk-c08aa44 .stk-img-figcaption{text-align:center...

Feb. 21 2025 |
A gloved hand removing a slide from beneath a microscope

Research and Innovation

Sylvester Pathologists Help Patients Understand Their Cancer Diagnoses

A new pilot program at Sylvester is connecting patients directly with pathologists to help them...

Feb. 19 2025 |
A at Miami Valves 2025 attendee, in a virtual reality helmet.

Research and Innovation

Miami Valves 2025 Showcases Innovations in Cardiovascular Imaging, Treatment Devices and Procedures

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Feb. 18 2025 |
Electric vehicle on fire in an open field

Research and Innovation

Sylvester’s Firefighter Cancer Initiative: Advancing Cancer Prevention for Firefighters

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Feb. 17 2025 |
Dr. David Loewenstein sitting at his desk with a brain model, with brain images on the wall behind him.

Research and Innovation

Challenging Alzheimer’s Disease

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Feb. 14 2025 |
Yiannis S. Chatzizisis, M.D., Ph.D., in the operating room

Research and Innovation

Data and Heart Disease: AI in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Feb. 12 2025 |
Dr. Alberto Caban-Martinez in suit and tie

Research and Innovation

Dr. Alberto J. Caban-Martinez Appointed to New Committee Formed by NASEM 

The interdisciplinary team will guide clinical actions for a community exposed to Jet Propellant 5 aviation fuel. ...

Feb. 12 2025 |

Donna Scott and her loved one sit and talk.

Cancer

Does Menopause Affect Breast Cancer Risk?

Donna Scott wasn’t expecting her life to change when she showed up for a routine mammogram...

Feb. 17 2025 |
Rochelle and Scott Singer powered through their cancer journey as partners.

Balance

The Partner Perspective of a Cancer Journey

Anyone on a cancer journey needs support from other people. On my...

Feb. 12 2025 |
Black woman is tired while working on her laptop.

Advancements

Anemia: What is it?

Feeling tired lately? Perhaps you are short of breath or a bit pale. Even...

Jan. 28 2025 |
A young Black man sits on a couch gripping his stomach due to an h.pylori infection.

Cancer

Should I Get Tested for H. Pylori?

Frequent heartburn plus stomach pain, gas and...

Jan. 24 2025 |
Dad and daughter, sitting together on couch, support each other through grief.

Balance

How to Cope with Life After Loss

While we often associate grief with the death of someone significant...

Jan. 23 2025 |
firefighter who beat cancer working

Cancer

Miami-Dade Firefighter and Cancer Survivor Shares Personal Battle

Miami-Dade firefighter Claudine Buzzo has been diagnosed with cancer three times over her 23-year career. “April of 2016, I...

Jan. 21 2025 |
Female cancer patient smiles at her phone while leaning on kitchen counter.

Balance

Nutrition for Improved Gynecological Cancer Outcomes

Even the mildest cancer treatment can be rough on the body....

Jan. 14 2025 |
A couple reads the label on a bottle of wine while shopping at a supermarket.

Be a Smarter Health Consumer

A Cancer Warning Label on Alcohol?

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has recommended alcoholic...

Jan. 09 2025 |
Rochelle Broder Singer on a colorful couch.

Balance

The Right Fit: Clothing After Breast Cancer Surgery

Even if you’ve only had a minor lumpectomy, your chest keeps changing after breast cancer surgery,...

Dec. 17 2024 |
grieving wife and husband who died of cancer

Balance

Navigating Grief Over the Holidays: Cancer, Love, and Loss

“It’s terrible when somebody you love so much is not here,” said Kathy Gordon, a...

Dec. 10 2024 |