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UrduA new study reported in JAMA Network Open unveils disparities in Mesothelioma survival, a grant to help construction workers nail quitting smoking, a new AI algorithm that offers insights into deadly cancer, a newly launched Neuroendocrine Tumors Program, a cancer researcher chosen to co-lead Tumor Biology Program and more are in this month’s tip sheet from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Jaime Merchán, M.D., Named a Translational and Clinical Oncology Research Program Co-Leader
Jaime Merchán, M.D., is the new Translational and Clinical Oncology Research Program co-leader at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth – University of Miami Health System.
Women in Medicine: Dr. Priyamvada Rai to Co-lead Tumor Biology Research Program
Priyamvada Rai, Ph.D., is the new Tumor Biology Research Program co-leader at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth – University of Miami Health System.
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Scientists, Collaborators Develop Powerful AI Algorithm to Gain New Insights into Deadly Glioblastoma
(MIAMI, FL, EMBARGOED UNTIL FEB. 2, 2023 AT 11 A.M. EST) — Scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, collaborating with international researchers, have developed a sophisticated AI algorithm that performs advanced…
Digital Reporting Tool Aims to Protect Fire Investigators and Boost Public Safety
After a fire, investigators charged with determining the cause of the blaze sometimes stumble on unstable surfaces, breathe in toxins, or face other health and safety risks. But they had no central place to document their exposure to hazards at work, and researchers had no central place to evaluate that data to try to mitigate those risks — until now.
New CMCO Rhonda Curry Joins Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Following a national search, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth – University of Miami Health System, is pleased to announce Rhonda Curry has joined as chief marketing and communications officer.
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Receives Approval to Build World-Class Myeloma Research Institute
The Myeloma Research Institute’s launch follows many important accomplishments by C. Ola Landgren, M.D., Ph.D. and his team, who are dedicated to fulfilling a promise of providing the best cancer care to myeloma patients. Florida is among the states with the highest rates of new myeloma diagnoses in the U.S., with 7.9 cases diagnosed in every 100,000 of the state’s residents.
AI and Cancer: Study Highlights Automated System to Calculate Metabolic Tumor Volume
AI-based approach could make it easier to incorporate metabolic tumor volume into clinical trials and possibly patient care
The Role of H. pylori in Gastric Cancer
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is a major cause of gastric cancer, and researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have several projects underway to better understand the association and develop much-needed prevention and treatment.
Sylvester’s Sexual Health After Cancer Program Expands to Meet Needs of Women with Cancer
Kristin E. Rojas, M.D., FACS, FACOG, assistant professor of surgical oncology in the DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surgery and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University Miami Miller School of Medicine, realized she had struck a chord with women being…
New Optimism on Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Physician scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have published a review in the Journal of the American Medical Association that clarifies current treatment approaches for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), which are rare and often deadly bone…
Dr. Antonio Iavarone Is Committed to Changing How We Treat Brain Tumors
Antonio Iavarone, M.D., has made a decades-long commitment to finding better treatments for glioblastoma and other aggressive brain tumors. As the new deputy director of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, he will have opportunities to do even more.
$1.8 Million NIH Grant Supports Head and Neck Cancer Research
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers Lluis Morey, Ph.D., and Ramiro Verdun, Ph.D., have received a $1.8 million NIH R01 grant to study the epigenetic mechanisms that drive head and neck cancers.
Cancer Expert Shares Troubling Research on World Trade Center Exposure
Police officers and construction workers who responded on September 11, 2001, to the World Trade Center disaster in New York City and worked in its aftermath had at least twice the risk of developing the precursor for multiple myeloma compared…
Sylvester Game Changer Vehicle Among First in Nation to Offer Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Game Changer vehicles, which bring health education and free screenings for many cancer types to South Florida communities in need, are for the first time offering prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer.
WORLD-RENOWNED CANCER EXPERT SHARES TROUBLING RESEARCH ON WORLD TRADE CENTER EXPOSURE
Miami, Fla. – September 11, 2001, changed America, and today we are learning more about the long-term health impacts of unprecedented environmental exposure to carcinogens at the World Trade Center disaster site. New research suggests that emergency response and recovery…
Cancer and HIV
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Emmanuel Thomas, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.S.L.D., has been appointed to the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Coinfections and HIV Associated Cancers (HCAC) study section.
Sylvester Leads Study on New Treatment Option for Brain Tumor that Relapses or Fails to Respond to Standard of Care
Taken twice daily, oral olutasidenib helped to stabilize relapsed or refractory gliomas in heavily pretreated patients with less toxicity than standard of care treatment, according to a study led by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami School…
Sylvester Plays Pivotal Role in Practice-Changing Anal Cancer Prevention Study Published by NEJM
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published the results of a study by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School and other investigators on anal cancer prevention in people living with HIV (PLHIV) that will likely establish a…
The Lancet Publishes Sylvester-Led Study Defining New Standard of Care for Prostate Cancer Recurrence After Prostatectomy
Adding short-term hormone therapy and pelvic lymph node radiotherapy to standard of care prostatectomy surgical bed treatment benefits prostate cancer patients whose prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels are rising post prostatectomy, according to an international study led by Alan Pollack, M.D.,…
Sylvester Researchers Study Vaginal Microbiome’s Role in Screening for Endometrial Cancer
The vaginal microbiome differentiates benign disease from endometrial cancer and can even provide insight about the specific endometrial cancer type and disease severity, according to a study by investigators at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of…
My Wellness Check Goes Live for All Sylvester Cancer Patients, Providers
My Wellness Check, an electronic health record integrated symptom and practical-needs screening and referral system developed at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth – University of Miami Health System, went live for all Sylvester outpatients and providers on June 1.
Sylvester Announces Transformational Cancer Research Building
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is making another bold move to accelerate cancer research, celebrating the groundbreaking for a 244,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center – Transformational Cancer Research Building (TCRB).
Study Finds Wide Variations in Prostate Cancer Risk Within Hispanic Subgroups
Research underscores the need to subdivide Hispanics and other racial and ethnic groups to fully understand actual disparities. Brandon A. Mahal, M.D. In a massive study, clinical researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School…
Public Beware: Study Finds Potential for Massive Cancer Nutrition Misinformation on Pinterest
A multi-center team including researchers from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine claims that the social media site Pinterest is rife with cancer misinformation. Their study found that about a third of posts…