In Memoriam: Dr. Peter Cassileth
06.14.2011
Peter Cassileth, M.D., emeritus professor of Medicine and former division chief of Hematology-Oncology at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, has died of leukemia at age 73.
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Sylvester’s Kendall Director Newest UHealth “Fire Starter”
06.07.2011
Nobody likes chemotherapy, but patient Joaquin Hernandez is grateful he receives the treatment at Sylvester’s Comprehensive Treatment Center in Kendall. “If you have to come, this is where you want to come,’’ Hernandez said. “The service is great. The nurses are the best.’’ His sentiment is shared by so many of the Kendall satellite’s patients that the unit has earned the highest patient satisfaction scores.
Sylvester First in South Florida to Offer Novel Abdominal Cancer Treatment
06.07.2011
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is the first in South Florida to offer a novel therapy for certain types of abdominal cancers that combines heated chemotherapy with surgery. The procedure is performed at the time of surgery and has extended the lives and improved the quality of life for patients who might otherwise have limited treatment options.